sclava

Latin

Etymology

Feminine form of sclavus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈskla.u̯a/, [ˈs̠kɫ̪äu̯ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈskla.va/, [ˈskläːvä]

Noun

sclava f (genitive sclavae); first declension

1. (Medieval Latin) female slave

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	sclava	sclavae
Genitive	sclavae	sclavārum
Dative	sclavae	sclavīs
Accusative	sclavam	sclavās
Ablative	sclavā	sclavīs
Vocative	sclava	sclavae

References

• sclava 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)