serf
English
Etymology
From Middle English serf, from Old French serf, from Latin servus (“slave, serf, servant”), perhaps of Etruscan origin
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /sɜːf/
- (US) IPA(key): /sɝf/
- Homophone: surf (in accents with the fern-fir-fur merger)
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)f
Noun
serf (plural serfs)
Translations
semifree peasant
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See also
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch serf, from Old French serf, from Latin servus.
French
Etymology
From Middle French serf, from Old French serf, from Latin servus (“slave, serf, servant”), from Proto-Indo-European *ser-wo- (“guardian”), or perhaps of Etruscan origin.
Noun
serf m (plural serfs, feminine serve)
- A serf, semifree peasant obliged to remain on the lord's land and to perform extensive chores for him
Adjective
serf (feminine singular serve, masculine plural serfs, feminine plural serves)
- being or like a serf, semifree
Further reading
- “serf” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French serf.
Old French
Noun
serf m (oblique plural sers, nominative singular sers, nominative plural serf)
- serf (semifree peasant)
Etymology 2
See servir
Seychellois Creole
References
- Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français
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