servi

servi

See also: Servi, serví, servì, servî, and seřvi

Crimean Tatar

Alternative forms

• selbi

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish سروی‎ (servi), from Persian سرو‎‎ (sarv), from Middle Persian 𐫘𐫡𐫇‎ (srw /sarw/, “cypress”).

Noun

servi

1. cypress (Cupressaceae).

Declension

Declension of servi

nominative	servi
genitive	serviniñ
dative	servige
accusative	servini
locative	servide
ablative	serviden

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Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɛrvɪ]

Verb

servi

1. second-person singular imperative of servat

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Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈservi]
• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ervi
• Hyphenation: ser‧vi

Verb

servi (present servas, past servis, future servos, conditional servus, volitive servu)

1. to serve

Conjugation

Conjugation of servi present past future singular plural singular plural singular plural tense servas servis servos active participle servanta servantaj servinta servintaj servonta servontaj acc. servantan servantajn servintan servintajn servontan servontajn passive participle servata servataj servita servitaj servota servotaj acc. servatan servatajn servitan servitajn servotan servotajn nominal active participle servanto servantoj servinto servintoj servonto servontoj acc. servanton servantojn servinton servintojn servonton servontojn nominal passive participle servato servatoj servito servitoj servoto servotoj acc. servaton servatojn serviton servitojn servoton servotojn adverbial active participle servante servinte servonte adverbial passive participle servate servite servote infinitive servi imperative servu conditional servus

Derived terms

• servo

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛʁ.vi/

• Audio

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• Audio (CAN)

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Participle

servi (feminine servie, masculine plural servis, feminine plural servies)

1. past participle of servir

Anagrams

• ivres, revis, rives, rivés, sévir, vires, virés, viser

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Inari Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *seaprē.

Noun

servi

1. association

Inflection

Even i-stem, rˈv-rv gradation
Nominative	servi
Genitive	seervi
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	servi	seervih
Accusative	seervi	seervijd
Genitive	seervi	servij seervij
Illative	siärván	servijd
Locative	seervist	seervijn
Comitative	servijn	servijguin
Abessive	servittáá	servijttáá
Essive	servin
Partitive	servid
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person — — — 2nd person — — — 3rd person — — —

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

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Interlingua

Verb

servi

1. present of servir
2. imperative of servir

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛr.vi/
• Rhymes: -ɛrvi
• Hyphenation: sèr‧vi

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

servi m pl

1. masculine plural of servo

Noun

servi m pl

1. plural of servo

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

servi

1. inflection of servire:
   1. second-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• versi

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈser.u̯iː/, [ˈs̠ɛru̯iː]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈser.vi/, [ˈsɛrvi]

Noun

servī m

1. inflection of servus:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/vocative plural

Verb

servī

1. second-person singular present active imperative of serviō

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Louisiana Creole French

Etymology

From French servir (“to attack”), compare Haitian Creole sèvi.

Verb

servi

1. to serve

References

• Alcée Fortier, Louisiana Folktales

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Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French servir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛːvi/

Verb

servi (medial form servi)

1. to use, utilise

   Synonym: itilize

2. to serve

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /seʁˈvi/ [seɦˈvi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /seʁˈvi/ [seɦˈvi]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /seɾˈvi/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /seʁˈvi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /seɻˈvi/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨɾˈvi/

Verb

servi

1. inflection of servir:
   1. first-person singular preterite indicative
   2. second-person plural imperative

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French servir, from Latin servīre. Compare the inherited doublet șerbi.

Verb

a servi (third-person singular present servește, past participle servit) 4th conj.

1. to serve
2. to serve up, dish up
3. to wait on, attend
4. to assist, help

Conjugation

    conjugation of servi (fourth conjugation, -esc- infix)

infinitive			a servi
gerund			servind
past participle			servit
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	servesc	servești	servește	servim	serviți	servesc
	imperfect	serveam	serveai	servea	serveam	serveați	serveau
	simple perfect	servii	serviși	servi	servirăm	servirăți	serviră
	pluperfect	servisem	serviseși	servise	serviserăm	serviserăți	serviseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să servesc	să servești	să servească	să servim	să serviți	să servească
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		servește			serviți
	negative		nu servi			nu serviți

Related terms

• serv
• servici
• servil
• servitor

 

See also

• slugări
• sluji

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Turkish

servi

Alternative forms

• selvi

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish سروی‎ (servi), from Persian سرو‎‎ (sarv), from Middle Persian 𐫘𐫡𐫇‎ (srw /sarw/, “cypress”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛɾˈvi/

Noun

servi (definite accusative serviyi, plural serviler)

1. cypress (an evergreen coniferous tree)