Old Church Slavonic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *sluga.

Noun edit

слоуга (slugam

  1. servant
    • from Vita Constantini, 1800310-1800400:
      отъ селѣ нѣсмь азь ни цр҃ю слоуга ни иномоу никомоу же на земли, нъ тъкъмо б҃оу вьседрьжителю. не бѣхꙿ и бꙑхь и ѥсмь въ вѣкꙑ аминь.
      otŭ selě něsmĭ azĭ ni cr:ju sluga ni inomu nikomu že na zemli, nŭ tŭkŭmo b:u vĭsedrĭžitelju. ne běxꙿ i byxĭ i jesmĭ vŭ věky aminĭ.
      Henceforth I am neither a servant of the Emperor nor of anyone else on earth, but only of God Almighty. I was not, and I came to be, and am forever. Amen.

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Descendants edit

  • Bulgarian слуга (sluga)
  • Czech: sluha
  • Romanian: slugă
  • Russian: слуга (sluga)
  • Serbo-Croatian: sluga
  • Slovene: sluga