sclavus

Concepts

slave

busy bee

Synonyms

servus

serva

sclava

Translations

δούλος

esclau

Sklave

esclave

schiavo

slaaf

escravo

esclavo

schiava

Sklavin

escrava

esclau

esclava

عبد

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈskɫa.wʊs]

Etymology

From Late Latin Sclavus (“Slav”), from Byzantine Greek Σκλάβος (Sklábos), from Proto-Slavic *slověninъ, because Slavs were often forced into slavery in the Middle Ages.