Information about the word slave (English → Esperanto: sklavo)

Synonyms: thrall, bondman, bondsman

Part of speechcommon noun
Pronunciation/sleɪ̯v/
Hyphenationslave
Shavian alphabet𐑕𐑤𐑱𐑝
Pluralslaves

Usage samples

Treatment of the slaves by their owners was notoriously bad, and many slaves escaped the plantations.
He is my servant, but not my slave.

Translations

Afrikaansslaaf
Albanianskllav
Catalanesclau
Czechotrok
Dutchslaaf
English (Old English)þeow
Esperantosklavo
Faeroesetrælur
Frenchesclave
GermanSklave
Greekδούλος; δούλη
Italianschiavo
Latinservus; sclavus
Papiamentokatibu
Portuguesecativo; escravo
Romaniansclav
Saterland FrisianSklaawe
Scotssclave
Spanishesclavo
Sranansrafu
Swahilimtumwa
Swedishslav; träl
Tagalogalipin
Welshslaf; caethwas
West Frisianslaaf
Yiddishשקלאַף