sclave

See also: Sclave

Latin

Noun

(deprecated template usage) sclave

1. 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)

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Middle English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old French esclave, from Medieval Latin sclavus (“slave”), from Late Latin Sclavus̄ (“Slav”). Doublet of Sclave.

Alternative forms

• esclave, slave

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈs(k)laːv(ə)/

Noun

sclave

1. slave (individual held in slavery)

Descendants

• English: slave
• Scots: slave, sclave
• Yola: zlaves (plural)

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

Verb

sclave

1. Alternative form of Sclave

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Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskla.ve/

Noun

sclave f pl

1. plural of sclavă