sclave

See also: Sclave

Latin

Noun

sclave

1. vocative singular of sclavus

References

• sclave 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)

Middle English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old French esclave, from Medieval Latin sclavus (“slave”), from Late Latin Sclavus̄ (“Slav”). Doublet of Sclave.

Alternative forms

• esclave, slave

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈs(k)laːv(ə)/

Noun

sclave

1. slave (individual held in slavery)

Descendants

• English: slave
• Scots: slave, sclave
• Yola: zlaves (plural)

References

• “esclāve, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
• “sclāve, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

Verb

sclave

1. Alternative form of Sclave

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskla.ve/

Noun

sclave f pl

1. plural of sclavă