This is the 4809th most frequent Catalan word.
servia
"Servia" is the third-person singular imperfect tense of "servir," meaning "served."
Here, 'servia' is the third-person singular imperative past tense of 'servir', referring to the tool's intended function or usefulness.
Una eina antiga servia per tallar la fusta.
An old tool was used for cutting the wood.
In this case, 'servia' expresses the idea of something serving as or functioning as a metaphorical example.
Servia com a exemple per als altres.
It served as an example for others.
In this sentence, 'servia' is used in the imperfect tense of the verb 'servir', indicating a habitual or ongoing past action of serving.