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escravo.

slave (person owned as property)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/isˈkɾa.vu/Brazil/esˈkɾa.vu/Brazil/iʃˈkɾa.vu/Rio-de-Janeiro/eʃˈkɾa.vu/Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. slave (person owned as property)

    masculine

  2. slave (person forced to work against their will)

    masculine

  3. slave (person in a servile condition)

    figuratively · masculine

  4. slave (one who is completely enthralled or controlled by a given entity or phenomenon)

    figuratively · masculine

  5. slave (device subject to control by another device)

    masculine

  6. slave (submissive partner in BDSM play)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

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. Late Latin Sclavus Medieval Latin sclavuslbor. Portuguese escravo Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin sclavus (“slave”). Doublet of eslavo, esloveno, esclavão /eslavão, and tchau /chau.

adj/isˈkɾa.vu/Brazil/esˈkɾa.vu/Brazil/iʃˈkɾa.vu/Rio-de-Janeiro/eʃˈkɾa.vu/Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. involving or relating to slavery

Where this word comes from

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. Late Latin Sclavus Medieval Latin sclavuslbor. Portuguese escravo Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin sclavus (“slave”). Doublet of eslavo, esloveno, esclavão /eslavão, and tchau /chau.

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