serba

== Esperanto == === Etymology === From serbo + -a. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈserba/ Rhymes: -erba Syllabification: ser‧ba === Adjective === serba (accusative singular serban, plural serbaj, accusative plural serbajn) Serbian (of or pertaining to the Serb people or their culture) == Indonesian == === Etymology === From classical form of sarwa, from Sanskrit सर्व (sarva, “every”). Doublet of sarwa, serba, seru, and serua. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [sərˈba] Hyphenation: sêr‧ba Rhymes: -ba, -a === Adjective === serba various; in every aspect; multi- Synonyms: sama sekali, sarwa, segala ==== Affixed terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “serba”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsɛr.ba/ Rhymes: -ɛrba Hyphenation: sèr‧ba === Etymology 1 === ==== Adjective ==== serba feminine singular of serbo ==== Noun ==== serba f (plural serbe) female equivalent of serbo === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== serba inflection of serbare: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Anagrams === sabre == Latvian == === Noun === serba m genitive singular of serbs == Malay == === Etymology === From Sanskrit सर्व (sarva, “all, every, whole”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sər.ba/ Rhymes: -ba, -a Hyphenation: ser‧ba === Adverb === serba all; completely; in every aspect; multi- (Used before an adjective or noun to indicate completeness or variety). Perabot di rumahnya serba baharu. ― The furniture in his house is all new. Dia berasa serba salah dengan keputusannya. ― She felt completely wrong about her decision (i.e., she was in a dilemma). ==== Usage notes ==== `Serba` is a particle that functions as a prefix to form compound adjectives or adverbs. It is not typically used as a standalone word. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Further reading ==== "serba" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017 == Romanian == === Alternative forms === sărba === Etymology === Inherited from Latin servāre, from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to watch over, protect”). === Pronunciation === === Verb === a serba (third-person singular present serbează, past participle serbat) 1st conjugation to celebrate to keep (a holiday) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Synonyms ==== celebra, sărbători ==== Derived terms ==== serbare ==== Related terms ==== sărbătoare == Spanish == === Etymology === Probably from an Old Spanish form *suerba, from Vulgar Latin *sorba, feminine singular formed from the plural of sorbum. === Noun === serba f (plural serbas) sorb (fruit) ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “serba”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025