servei

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Catalan servey, from Latin servitium. Doublet of servici, an early borrowing from Latin.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [sərˈbɛj]

IPA^(key): (Balearic) [sərˈvəj]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [seɾˈvej]

Noun

servei m (plural serveis)

service
duty
favour (kind deed)
(euphemistic) toilet
(sports) service, serve, kick-off

Derived terms

fora de servei
servei de banda
servei de córner
servei de porta

References

“servei” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Further reading

“servei” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“servei”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
“servei” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

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