Service

Service

See also: service and sèrvice

English

Proper noun

Service

  1. A surname.
  2. An unincorporated community in Crawford County, Missouri, United States.

Derived terms

Anagrams

German

Etymology 1

Unadapted borrowing from English service.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsœɐ̯vɪs/, (less commonly) /ˈzœɐ̯vɪs/

Noun

Service m (strong, genitive Service, plural Services)

  1. service (e.g. in a restaurant)
    Synonym: Bedienung
    Der Service hier ist sehr gut.The service is very good here.
  2. (tennis) service
    Hypernym: Aufschlag
Declension
Derived terms

Etymology 2

    Borrowed from French service.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /zɛʁˈviːs/, /zɛɐ̯ˈviːs/ (singular)
    • IPA(key): /zɛʁˈviːsə/, /zɛɐ̯ˈviːsə/ (plural)

    Noun

    Service n (strong, genitive Services, plural Service)

    1. (dishes) service, set
      Dieses Service ist noch von meiner Mutter.
      This service belonged to my mother.
    Declension
    Derived terms
    • Kaffeeservice
    • Teeservice

    Further reading

    • Service”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)
    • Service” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon