slav

See also: -slav, Slav, slav., and sláv

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈslaf]

Verb

slav

1. second-person singular imperative of slavit

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

slav

1. imperative of slave

Etymology 2

See at slavar.

Noun

slav m (definite singular slaven, indefinite plural slavar, definite plural slavane)

1. (pre-2012) alternative form of slavar

Romanian

Etymology

Etymology tree

substrateder.?

Proto-Indo-European *ḱlewH-der.?

Proto-Slavic *slov-

Proto-Slavic *-ǫta

Proto-Slavic *Slov-?

Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ēnas

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos

Proto-Slavic *-inъ

Proto-Slavic *-ěninъ

Proto-Slavic *slověninъder.

Ancient Greek Σκλαβηνός (Sklabēnós)der.

Byzantine Greek Σκλᾰ́βος (Sklắbos)bor.

Latin Sclavus

Middle French Sclave

French slavebor.

Romanian slav

Borrowed from French slave. Ultimately from Byzantine Greek Σκλάβος (Sklábos), which see for more. See also the doublet sclav, and the archaic/obsolete șcheau.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /slav/

Noun

slav m (plural slavi, feminine equivalent slavă)

1. Slav

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	slav	slavul	slavi	slavii
genitive-dative	slav	slavului	slavi	slavilor
vocative	slavule		slavilor

Adjective

slav m or n (feminine singular slavă, masculine plural slavi, feminine/neuter plural slave)

1. Slavic

Declension

Declension of slav

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	slav		slavă	slavi	slave
	definite	slavul		slava	slavii	slavele
genitive- dative	indefinite	slav		slave	slavi	slave
	definite	slavului		slavei	slavilor	slavelor

Synonyms

• slavon

Swedish

Etymology

Ultimately from Byzantine Greek Σκλάβος (Sklábos), which see for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /slɑːv/
• Rhymes: -ɑːv

Noun

slav c

1. A person of Slavic origins, a Slav

Declension

Declension of slav

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	slav	slavs
	definite	slaven	slavens
plural	indefinite	slaver	slavers
	definite	slaverna	slavernas

Related terms

• Jugoslavien
• slavisk

Noun

slav c

1. slave; person who is considered as the property of another.

Declension

Declension of slav

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	slav	slavs
	definite	slaven	slavens
plural	indefinite	slavar	slavars
	definite	slavarna	slavarnas

Derived terms

• slava
• slavaktig
• slavdrivare
• slavinna
• slavlik
• slavliknande

See also

• träl

References

• “slav”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “slav”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “slav”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

Anagrams

• alvs, lavs, sval, vals