sclave
See also: Sclave
Latin
Noun
sclave
- vocative singular of sclavus
References
- "sclave", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Middle English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Old French esclave, from Medieval Latin sclavus (“slave”), from Late Latin Sclavus̄ (“Slav”). Doublet of Sclave.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈs(k)laːv(ə)/
Noun
sclave
- slave (individual held in slavery)
Descendants
References
- “esclāve, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- “sclāve, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
Noun
sclave
- alternative form of Sclave
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈskla.ve/
Noun
sclave f pl
- plural of sclavă