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Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin sclāvus (“slave”) (from Late Latin Sclāvus (“Slav”), from Byzantine Greek Σκλάβος (Sklábos)) + -aí.
Noun
sclábhaí m (genitive singular sclábhaí, nominative plural sclábhaithe)
- slave
- laborer, toiler
- hack, drudge
- mean, miserable person
Declension
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Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “scláb”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “sclábuide”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sclábhaí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “sclábhaí” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “sclábhaí” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.