servus

Meaning

Noun

1. (declension-2, masculine) a slave
2. (declension-2, masculine) a serf
3. (declension-2, masculine) a servant

Adj

1. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) slavish, servile (to the senses or to authority)
2. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) subject or liable to servitude

Concepts

slave

servant

serf

slavish

subordinate

bondman

thrall

minion

server

Synonyms

sclavus

chrestus

vernaculus

famulus

mancipium

serva

sclava

minister

Translations

esclave

Sklave

escravo

esclavo

schiavo

esclau

slaaf

δούλος

عبد

Knecht

σκλάβος

Sklavin

servo

Diener

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈsɛr.wʊs]

Etymology

From Old Latin servos, from Proto-Italic *serwos (“guardian”), from Proto-Indo-European *ser-wo-s (“guardian”), possibly from *ser- (“watch over, protect”). Cognate with servō, Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (haraⁱti, “he heeds, protects”). By surface analysis, Proto-Indo-European *ser- + -vus.