sclábhaí

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Irish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Medieval Latin sclāvus (slave) (from Late Latin Sclāvus (Slav), from Byzantine Greek Σκλάβος (Sklábos)) + -aí.

Noun

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sclábhaí m (genitive singular sclábhaí, nominative plural sclábhaithe)

  1. slave
  2. laborer, toiler
  3. hack, drudge
  4. mean, miserable person

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