Esperanto

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transportado de sklavoj en Afriko

Etymology

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Borrowed from German Sklave, from Medieval Latin sclavus (slave), ultimately from Byzantine Greek Σκλάβος (Sklábos, Slav). Compare English slave, French esclave, Spanish esclavo, Italian schiavo, Yiddish שקלאַף (shklaf). Doublet of slavo and ĉaŭ.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈsklavo]
  • Rhymes: -avo
  • Hyphenation: skla‧vo

Noun

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sklavo (accusative singular sklavon, plural sklavoj, accusative plural sklavojn)

  1. slave

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Esperanto sklavoEnglish slaveFrench esclaveGerman SklaveItalian schiavoSpanish esclavo, all ultimately from Medieval Latin sclavus (slave).

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Noun

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sklavo (plural sklavi)

  1. slave
    Antonym: libero

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