See also: Sclavus

Latin edit

Etymology edit

From Late Latin Sclavus (Slav), from Byzantine Greek Σκλάβος (Sklábos), from Proto-Slavic *slověninъ, because Slavs were often forced into slavery in the Middle Ages.[1][2]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

sclavus m (genitive sclavī); second declension

  1. (Medieval Latin) slave

Declension edit

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative sclavus sclavī
Genitive sclavī sclavōrum
Dative sclavō sclavīs
Accusative sclavum sclavōs
Ablative sclavō sclavīs
Vocative sclave sclavī

Descendants edit

References edit

  1. ^ slave”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
  2. ^ slave”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.