Polabian

English

Etymology

From the name of Polabian tribes, which in turn derives from the name of the Elbe river in Slavic languages (cp. Polish Łaba, Czech Labe), and possibly ultimately from Proto-Slavic *po.

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Proper noun

Polabian

  1. A West Slavic language, extinct in the 18th century.

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See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Polabian terms

Noun

Polabian (plural Polabians)

  1. A Polabian Slav; one of a number of Lechite tribes who lived along the Elbe river in what is now eastern Germany.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:Polabian.

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