German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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15th-century relatinisation of Middle High German slave, sklafe, from Medieval Latin sclavus, from Late Latin Sclavus, from Byzantine Greek Σκλάβος (Sklábos); see that Greek entry and slave for more. Doublet of Slawe and ciao.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsklaːvə/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aːvə

Noun

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Sklave m (weak, genitive Sklaven, plural Sklaven, feminine Sklavin)

  1. slave

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Danish: slave
  • Norwegian Bokmål: slave
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: slave

See also

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Further reading

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  • Sklave” in Duden online
  • Sklave” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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