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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Slavus, from Late Latin Sclavus, from Byzantine Greek Σκλάβος (Sklábos), which see for more. See also the related esclau.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

eslau (feminine eslava, masculine plural eslaus, feminine plural eslaves)

  1. Slav, Slavic
    llengües eslavesSlavic languages

Noun edit

eslau m (plural eslaus, feminine eslava)

  1. Slav (person who speaks a Slavic language)

Noun edit

eslau m (uncountable)

  1. Slavic (a Slavic language)
    L'antic eslau fou usat a Rússia com a llengua literària fins a la darreria del s XVIII.
    Old Slavic had been used in Russia as a literary language up until the end of the 18th century.