Slavn.adj.

Brit.

/slɑːv/,

/slav/, U.S.

/slɑv/

Forms: α. Middle English Sclaue, Middle English, 1800s Sclave. β. 1700s–1800s Slave. γ. 1800s Slav.

Etymology: In early use < medieval Latin Sclavus (recorded from c800), corresponding to late Greek Σκλάβος (c580): compare older German Sklave , Sclav(e , Schlav(e , Middle High German Schlaff . The later forms in Sl- correspond to modern German and French Slave , medieval Latin Slavus (951), and are closer to the Old Slavonic and Russian forms: see Slovene n. and adj.

A. n.

1. A person belonging by race to a large group of peoples inhabiting eastern Europe and comprising the Russians, Bulgarians, Serbo-Croats, Slovenes, Poles, Czechs, Slovaks, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > ethnicities > Slav people > [noun] > person

Slava1387

Slavon1555

Slavonian1601

α.

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1872) IV. 417 Cirillus, apostel of þe Sclaves.

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1876) VI. 249 He chastede þe Saxons and þe Sclaves.

1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum viii. xxii. (Tollem. MS.) Þe contre and londe of sclaues.

a1836 Encycl. Metrop. (1845) XXIII. 631/1 Pomerania was originally peopled by the Sclaves.

1876 A. J. Evans Through Bosnia i. 15 The Croatian dress resembles that of all the Southern Sclaves.

β. 1788 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall V. lv. 544 The national appellation of the Slaves has been degraded by chance or malice from the signification of glory to that of servitude.1861 J. G. Sheppard Fall of Rome vii. 349 The particular inroad in which the Slaves participated was signalized by the last triumph of the veteran Belisarius.1889 I. Taylor Origin Aryans 21 Linguistically the Slaves are closely related to the Letts.γ. 1866 Chambers's Encycl. VIII. 383/2 The Eastern Slavs, the ancestors of the Russians.1880–1 Morfill in Trans. Philol. Soc. 74 A very full account of the North-Western Slavs.1883 W. R. Morfill Slavonic Lit. ii. 31 We find Slavs settled between the Danube and the Balkan.

2. = Slavonic n. (Cf. French slave.) Also in combinations.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [noun] > Indo-European > Balto-Slavic > Slavonic

Slavonian1577

Slavon1635

Slavonicc1660

Slavic1812

Slavish1844

Slav1924

1924 G. G. Walsh Emperor Charles IV iii. 34 The right of the monks, in his presence, to recite the Offices in Slav.

1935 J. S. Huxley & A. C. Haddon We Europeans vii. 203 The Slav-speaking population of central Europe.

1972 D. Dakin Unification of Greece 265 The Greek Church and the Greek communities had maintained schools where even the Slav-speaking Orthodox could acquire a knowledge of Greek.

B. adj.

Belonging to, characteristic of, or originating with the Slavs; Slavic; Slavonian.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > ethnicities > Slav people > [adjective]

Slavon1555

Slavonish1560

Slavonian1605

Slavonica1613

Slavic1813

Slavish1834

Slavian1836

pan-Slavic1848

pan-Slavonic1848

pan-Slavist1852

pan-Slavonian1854

pan-Slav1867

Slav1876

pan-Slavistic1903

1876 A. J. Evans Through Bosnia i. 10 The twin pigtails of maidenhood are far more characteristically Sclave than German.

1878 N. Amer. Rev. 127 403 The Slav trap prepared for her in Bosnia.

1903 G. F. Abbott Tale Tour Macedonia 110 Through great part of Central Macedonia one finds the Slav language predominating in the open country.

Derivatives

ˈSlavdom n. the Slavonic race generally; Slavs collectively.

ΚΠ

1881 Times 19 Jan. 9/5 A general casting off of the Turkish yoke from all Slavdom.

1889 Times 15 Aug. 3/4 Outside Slavdom Russia has no politics whatever.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	slav
释义	Slavn.adj. Brit. /slɑːv/, /slav/, U.S. /slɑv/ Forms: α. Middle English Sclaue, Middle English, 1800s Sclave. β. 1700s–1800s Slave. γ. 1800s Slav. Etymology: In early use < medieval Latin Sclavus (recorded from c800), corresponding to late Greek Σκλάβος (c580): compare older German Sklave , Sclav(e , Schlav(e , Middle High German Schlaff . The later forms in Sl- correspond to modern German and French Slave , medieval Latin Slavus (951), and are closer to the Old Slavonic and Russian forms: see Slovene n. and adj. A. n. 1. A person belonging by race to a large group of peoples inhabiting eastern Europe and comprising the Russians, Bulgarians, Serbo-Croats, Slovenes, Poles, Czechs, Slovaks, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > Slav people > [noun] > person Slava1387 Slavon1555 Slavonian1601 α. a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1872) IV. 417 Cirillus, apostel of þe Sclaves. a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1876) VI. 249 He chastede þe Saxons and þe Sclaves. 1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum viii. xxii. (Tollem. MS.) Þe contre and londe of sclaues. a1836 Encycl. Metrop. (1845) XXIII. 631/1 Pomerania was originally peopled by the Sclaves. 1876 A. J. Evans Through Bosnia i. 15 The Croatian dress resembles that of all the Southern Sclaves. β. 1788 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall V. lv. 544 The national appellation of the Slaves has been degraded by chance or malice from the signification of glory to that of servitude.1861 J. G. Sheppard Fall of Rome vii. 349 The particular inroad in which the Slaves participated was signalized by the last triumph of the veteran Belisarius.1889 I. Taylor Origin Aryans 21 Linguistically the Slaves are closely related to the Letts.γ. 1866 Chambers's Encycl. VIII. 383/2 The Eastern Slavs, the ancestors of the Russians.1880–1 Morfill in Trans. Philol. Soc. 74 A very full account of the North-Western Slavs.1883 W. R. Morfill Slavonic Lit. ii. 31 We find Slavs settled between the Danube and the Balkan. 2. = Slavonic n. (Cf. French slave.) Also in combinations. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [noun] > Indo-European > Balto-Slavic > Slavonic Slavonian1577 Slavon1635 Slavonicc1660 Slavic1812 Slavish1844 Slav1924 1924 G. G. Walsh Emperor Charles IV iii. 34 The right of the monks, in his presence, to recite the Offices in Slav. 1935 J. S. Huxley & A. C. Haddon We Europeans vii. 203 The Slav-speaking population of central Europe. 1972 D. Dakin Unification of Greece 265 The Greek Church and the Greek communities had maintained schools where even the Slav-speaking Orthodox could acquire a knowledge of Greek. B. adj. Belonging to, characteristic of, or originating with the Slavs; Slavic; Slavonian. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > Slav people > [adjective] Slavon1555 Slavonish1560 Slavonian1605 Slavonica1613 Slavic1813 Slavish1834 Slavian1836 pan-Slavic1848 pan-Slavonic1848 pan-Slavist1852 pan-Slavonian1854 pan-Slav1867 Slav1876 pan-Slavistic1903 1876 A. J. Evans Through Bosnia i. 10 The twin pigtails of maidenhood are far more characteristically Sclave than German. 1878 N. Amer. Rev. 127 403 The Slav trap prepared for her in Bosnia. 1903 G. F. Abbott Tale Tour Macedonia 110 Through great part of Central Macedonia one finds the Slav language predominating in the open country. Derivatives ˈSlavdom n. the Slavonic race generally; Slavs collectively. ΚΠ 1881 Times 19 Jan. 9/5 A general casting off of the Turkish yoke from all Slavdom. 1889 Times 15 Aug. 3/4 Outside Slavdom Russia has no politics whatever. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.adj.a1387
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