eslau

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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

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əzˈlaw]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ezˈlaw]
• Rhymes: -aw

Adjective

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

1. Slav, Slavic

   llengües eslaves ― Slavic languages

Noun

eslau m (plural eslaus, feminine eslava)

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.