Sklave

German

Alternative forms

Sclave, Sklav, Slav, Slave, Slaf, Slafe, Schlav, Schlave, Schlaff, Schlaffe (obsolete)

Etymology

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

IPA^(key): /ˈsklaːvə/
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -aːvə

Noun

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

slave

Declension

Declension of Sklave [masculine, weak]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Sklave	die	Sklaven
genitive	eines	des	Sklaven	der	Sklaven
dative	einem	dem	Sklaven	den	Sklaven
accusative	einen	den	Sklaven	die	Sklaven

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

→ Danish: slave
→ Norwegian: slave

See also

Slawe

Further reading

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

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