Slawe

German

Alternative forms

• Slave (unofficial, but still used)
• See also the forms at Sklave.

Etymology

From Middle High German Slave, from Medieval Latin Sclavus. Distinguished from the doublet Sklave since the 18th century, probably influenced by descendants of Proto-Slavic *slověninъ. Also a doublet of ciao.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈslaː.və/

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Noun

Slawe m (weak, genitive Slawen, plural Slawen, feminine Slawin)

1. Slav (member of a Slavic people, male or of unspecified gender)

   Synonym: (archaic) Wende

Declension

Declension of Slawe [masculine, weak]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Slawe	die	Slawen
genitive	eines	des	Slawen	der	Slawen
dative	einem	dem	Slawen	den	Slawen
accusative	einen	den	Slawen	die	Slawen

Related terms

• slawisch
• Slawisch
• slawisieren
• Slawisieren
• Slawisierung
• Slawist
• Slawistik

 

Further reading

• “Slawe” in Duden online