What does sclavus mean in Latin?

sclavus, a noun, means “slave”.

What is the genitive of sclavus?

The genitive singular is sclavī. sclavus is masculine, second declension.

How do you pronounce sclavus?

In classical Latin, [ˈskɫa.wʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsklaː.vus].

noun · masculinesecond declension

sclavus¹

sclavus m (genitive sclavī)

Classical[ˈskɫa.wʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈsklaː.vus]

Meaning

Medieval Latinmasculineslave

Declension

declension
form	singular	plural
nominative	sclavus	sclavī
genitive	sclavī	sclavōrum
dative	sclavō	sclavīs
accusative	sclavum	sclavōs
ablative	sclavō	sclavīs
vocative	sclave	sclavī

Origins

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.

Elsewhere

Italianschiavo
Italianstiavo
Sardinianisciabu
Sardinianisciau
Sardinianisclavu
Sardinianiscrau
Sardinianiscravu
Sardiniansciau
Italianciaofrom Venetan sciavo
Catalanesclau

Eastern Romance

Romanianșcheau
Romanianșchiau
Aromanianshcljau
Aromanianshcljeauã

In English words that came into English from sclavus

slavesclavus
ciaosclavus

noun · masculinesecond declension

Sclavus²

Sclavus m (genitive Sclavī, feminine Sclava)

Classical[ˈskɫa.wʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈsklaː.vus]

Meaning

masculinea Slav
In causa […] Nicolai Sclavi, seruitoris burse Vngarorum […]1489 — ARec 1236 (published in the Słownik Staropolskich Nazw Osobowych, under the name Sclawus)

Declension

declension
form	singular	plural
nominative	Sclavus Sclava	Sclavī Sclavae
genitive	Sclavī Sclavae	Sclavōrum Sclavārum
dative	Sclavō Sclavae	Sclavīs
accusative	Sclavum Sclavam	Sclavōs Sclavās
ablative	Sclavō Sclavā	Sclavīs
vocative	Sclave Sclava	Sclavī Sclavae

Origins

Late and Medieval Latin; from Byzantine Greek Σκλάβος (Sklábos); see that entry for more.

Descendants

Catalaneslau
EnglishSlavfrom Middle English Sclave
Frenchslavefrom Old French Sclave
Italianslavo
Portugueseeslavo
Romanianslav
Romanianșcheau
Spanisheslavo
Aromanianshcljau
Albanianshqa

In English words that came into English from Sclavus

slaveSclavus
SlavSclavus

Quick answers

What does sclavus mean in Latin?: sclavus, a noun, means “slave”.
What is the genitive of sclavus?: The genitive singular is sclavī. sclavus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce sclavus?: In classical Latin, [ˈskɫa.wʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsklaː.vus].