escravo

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin sclavus (“slave”), from Late Latin Sclavus (“a Slav”), from Byzantine Greek Σκλάβος (Sklábos), probably from earlier Σλαβῆνος (Slabênos), from plural Σλαβῆνοι (Slabênoi), from Proto-Slavic *slověne.

Noun

escravo m (plural escravos, feminine escrava, feminine plural escravas)

1. slave

Alternative forms

• iscravo (eye-dialect)

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin sclavus (“slave”), from Late Latin Sclavus (“a Slav”), from Byzantine Greek Σκλάβος (Sklábos), probably from earlier Σλαβῆνος (Slabênos), from plural Σλαβῆνοι (Slabênoi), from Proto-Slavic *slověne. Doublet of eslavo.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /iʃ.ˈkɾa.vu/
• Hyphenation: es‧cra‧vo
• Rhymes: -avu

Noun

escravo m (plural escravos, feminine escrava, feminine plural escravas)

1. slave