Serbians (original) (raw)

The term Serbians in English is a polysemic word, with two distinctive meanings, derived from morphological differences: * Morphology 1: Serb-ian-s, derived from the noun Serb and used interchangeably to refer to ethnic Serbs, thus having a synonymous ethnonymic use. * Morphology 2: Serbia-an-s, a demonym derived from the noun Serbia, designating the population of Serbia, in general. In English, the use of term Serbians depends on the context, with demonymic use being more common, but not exclusive.