German edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

15th-century relatinisation of Middle High German slave, sklafe, from Medieval Latin sclāvus, from Late Latin Sclāvus, from Byzantine Greek Σκλάβος (Sklábos); see that Greek entry and slave for more. Doublet of Slawe and ciao.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈsklaːvə/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -aːvə

Noun edit

Sklave m (weak, genitive Sklaven, plural Sklaven, feminine Sklavin)

  1. slave

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Danish: slave
  • Norwegian: slave

See also edit

Further reading edit

  • Sklave” in Duden online
  • Sklave” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache