Servian

adj, name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A Serbian. archaic
Adjective
  1. 1
    Serbian. archaic

    "I must say they were not cheering to me, for amongst them were “Ordog”—Satan, “pokol”—hell, “stregoica”—witch, “vrolok” and “vlkoslak”—both of which mean the same thing, one being Slovak and the other Servian for something that is either were-wolf or vampire."

  2. 2
    Of or relating to the Ancient Roman grammarian Servius. not-comparable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The Serbian language. archaic

Example

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"I must say they were not cheering to me, for amongst them were “Ordog”—Satan, “pokol”—hell, “stregoica”—witch, “vrolok” and “vlkoslak”—both of which mean the same thing, one being Slovak and the other Servian for something that is either were-wolf or vampire."

Etymology

From Servia + -an.

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