eslau

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Slavus, from Late Latin Sclavus, from Byzantine Greek Σκλάβος (Sklábos), which see for more. See also the related esclau.

Pronunciation

Adjective

eslau (feminine eslava, masculine plural eslaus, feminine plural eslaves)

  1. Slav, Slavic
    llengües eslavesSlavic languages

Noun

eslau m (plural eslaus, feminine eslava, feminine plural eslaves)

  1. Slav (person who speaks a Slavic language)

Noun

eslau m (uncountable)

  1. Slavic (a Slavic language)
    L'antic eslau fou usat a Rússia com a llengua literària fins a la darreria del s XVIII.
    Old Slavic had been used in Russia as a literary language up until the end of the 18th century.