esclave
French
Etymology
From Middle French and Old French esclave, a borrowing from Medieval Latin sclavus (“slave”), from Late Latin Sclavus (“Slav”). Doublet of slave.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛs.klav/
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Noun
esclave m or f by sense (plural esclaves)
- slave
Derived terms
- esclavage
- esclavager
- esclavagiste
Related terms
- slave
Descendants
- Haitian Creole: esklav
Further reading
- “esclave”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle English
Noun
esclave
- Alternative form of sclave