Sclave
See also: sclave
English
Noun
Sclave (plural Sclaves)
- Archaic form of Slav.
Anagrams
- calves, claves
German
Noun
Sclave m (weak, genitive Sclaven, plural Sclaven, feminine Sclavin)
- Obsolete spelling of Sklave which was deprecated in 1902 following the Second Orthographic Conference of 1901.
Declension
Declension of Sclave [masculine, weak]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Sclave | die | Sclaven |
| genitive | eines | des | Sclaven | der | Sclaven |
| dative | einem | dem | Sclaven | den | Sclaven |
| accusative | einen | den | Sclaven | die | Sclaven |
Latin
Noun
Sclave
- vocative singular of Sclavus
Middle English
Alternative forms
- sclave
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin Sclavus̄ (“Slav”), from Byzantine Greek Σκλάβος (Sklábos). Doublet of sclave.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈs(k)laːv(ə)/
Noun
Sclave (plural Sclaves)
- Slav (member of the Slavic peoples)
Descendants
- English: Slav
References
- “Sclā̆ve, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.