Meaning
servant
- serf
In a sentence
Quel servo lavora in cucina tutto il giorno.
That servant works in the kitchen all day.
Non sono il tuo servo, fallo da solo.
I'm not your servant, do it yourself.
Nel film, il servo ha aiutato il re.
In the movie, the servant helped the king.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| servo | masculine · singular |
| servi | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Servo is mostly literary, historical, or religious. In modern everyday Italian, use schiavo or domestico/servitore depending on context.
- In older or elevated style, servo can mean humble follower of God or a lord; it often sounds archaic today.
- Do not confuse servo with the verb servo: in modern Italian, the noun is rare, while the verb form is not standard contemporary usage.