Sclavus

Sclavus

See also: sclavus

Latin

Alternative forms

• Slavus

Etymology

Late and Medieval Latin; from Byzantine Greek Σκλάβος (Sklábos); see that entry for more.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈskla.wus/, [ˈskɫa.wʊs]

Noun

Sclavus m (genitive Sclavī); second declension

1. a Slav
   • 1489 — ARec 1236 (published in the Słownik Staropolskich Nazw Osobowych, under the name Sclawus)

     In causa […] Nicolai Sclavi, seruitoris burse Vngarorum […]

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Sclavus	Sclavī
Genitive	Sclavī	Sclavōrum
Dative	Sclavō	Sclavīs
Accusative	Sclavum	Sclavōs
Ablative	Sclavō	Sclavīs
Vocative	Sclave	Sclavī

Derived terms

• sclavus

Related terms

• Sclava

Descendants

• Aromanian: shcljau
• Asturian: eslavu
• Catalan: eslau
• English: Slav
• French: slave
• Friulian: sclâf

• Italian: slavo
• Portuguese: eslavo
• Romanian: slav, șcheau
• Spanish: eslavo
• Venetian: slavo