Serbian
English
Etymology
From Serb + -ianCategory:English terms suffixed with -ian#SERBIAN or Serbia + -anCategory:English terms suffixed with -an#SERBIAN.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɜː(ɹ)biːən/Category:English 3-syllable words#SERBIANCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#SERBIAN
- (Standard Southern British) IPA(key): /ˈsəːbɪjən/Category:English 3-syllable words#SERBIANCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#SERBIAN
Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#SERBIANAudio (US): (file)
Adjective
Serbian (comparative more Serbian, superlative most Serbian)Category:English lemmas#SERBIANCategory:English adjectives#SERBIANCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#SERBIANCategory:Pages with entries#SERBIANCategory:Pages with 2 entries#SERBIAN
- Of or pertaining to Serbia, the Serbian people or their language.
- 2015 February 3, Greg Botelho, “U.N. court: Serbs’ actions in Croatia not considered genocide”, in CNN, archived from the original on 4 March 2021:
- Tuesday’s ICJ ruling relates specifically to what Serbian forces did in Croatia between 1991 and 1995.Category:English terms with quotations#SERBIAN
Derived terms
Noun
Serbian (countable and uncountable, plural Serbians)Category:English lemmas#SERBIANCategory:English nouns#SERBIANCategory:English uncountable nouns#SERBIANCategory:English countable nouns#SERBIANCategory:English countable nouns#SERBIANCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#SERBIANCategory:Pages with entries#SERBIANCategory:Pages with 2 entries#SERBIAN
- (countableCategory:English countable nouns#SERBIAN) A native or inhabitant of Serbia.
- 2015 February 3, Greg Botelho, “U.N. court: Serbs’ actions in Croatia not considered genocide”, in CNN, archived from the original on 4 March 2021:
- The violence began when Serbian troops went into Croatia ostensibly to aid armed ethnic Serbians trying to create their own autonomous states there.Category:English terms with quotations#SERBIAN
- (countableCategory:English countable nouns#SERBIAN) A Serb.
- (uncountableCategory:English uncountable nouns#SERBIAN) The standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken by Serbs.
- (historicalCategory:English terms with historical senses#SERBIAN) Serbo-Croatian in general, as spoken in Serbia.
Usage notes
A distinction is often made between Serbian (“a person from Serbia”) and Serb (“a person of Serb ethnicity not necessarily from Serbia”).
Derived terms
Translations
- The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.
Adjective
Serbian (not comparable)Category:English lemmas#SERBIANCategory:English adjectives#SERBIANCategory:English uncomparable adjectives#SERBIANCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#SERBIANCategory:Pages with entries#SERBIANCategory:Pages with 2 entries#SERBIAN
- Of, from, or pertaining to Serbia and Serbians.
- 2014 November 14, Stephen Halliday, “Scotland 1-0 Republic of Ireland: Maloney the hero”, in The Scotsman:
- In a raucous atmosphere, it was an unforgiving and physical contest from the start. Grant Hanley conceded the first free-kick within the opening 20 seconds, setting the tone for a busy and thankless evening for Serbian referee Milorad Mazic.Category:English terms with quotations#SERBIAN
- Of or pertaining to Serbian language.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
See also
- Appendix:Alphabets#Serbian (Roman)
- Appendix:Alphabets#Serbian (Cyrillic)
Serbian alphabet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Appendix:Serbian Swadesh list for a Swadesh list of basic vocabulary words in Serbian
Further reading
- ISO 639-1 code sr, ISO 639-3 code srp (SIL)
- Ethnologue entry for Serbian, srp
Anagrams
Category:en:Languages#SERBIANCategory:en:Nationalities#SERBIANCategory:en:Serbia#SERBIANFinnish
Proper noun
SerbianCategory:Finnish non-lemma forms#SERBIANCategory:Finnish proper noun forms#SERBIANCategory:Finnish entries with incorrect language header#SERBIANCategory:Pages with entries#SERBIANCategory:Pages with 2 entries#SERBIAN

