adj
Meaning 1
Resembling a slave.
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Standard Lemma guide
slavelike
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adj
Meaning 2
Resembling conditions of slavery
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adjective satellite
Meaning 3
suitable for a slave or servant
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History
Etymology
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 *slověninъbor. Ancient Greek Σκλαβηνός (Sklabēnós)der. Byzantine Greek Σκλᾰ́βος (Sklắbos)bor. Late Latin Sclavus Medieval Latin sclavusbor. Old French esclavebor. Middle English sclave English slave Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English slavelike From slave + -like.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Danish: trælagtig — resembling a slave
- Finnish: orjamainen — resembling a slave
- Finnish: orjanomainen — resembling conditions of slavery