serviable

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛʁ.vjabl/

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Adjective

serviable (plural serviables)

1. helpful, obliging

Derived terms

• Haitian Creole: sèvyab

Further reading

• “serviable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Middle English

Alternative forms

• serveabul, serviabyll, servyable, servyabull

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French serviable; equivalent to serven +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌsɛrviˈaːbəl/, /ˌsɛrviˈaːblə/

Adjective

serviable

1. Obedient, happy to serve.
2. (biblical) Prohibited on the Sabbath.

References

• “serviāble, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.