slave in Latin
slave in Latin is servus, serva, sclava — slave means a person legally owned by another and forced to work without freedom or pay.
slave in Latin
servus
A person who is held in servitude as the property of another person, and whose labor (and often also whose body and life) is subject to the owner's volition and control.
serva
A person who is held in servitude as the property of another person, and whose labor (and often also whose body and life) is subject to the owner's volition and control.
sclava
A person who is held in servitude as the property of another person, and whose labor (and often also whose body and life) is subject to the owner's volition and control.
sclavus
A person who is held in servitude as the property of another person, and whose labor (and often also whose body and life) is subject to the owner's volition and control.
ancilla
A person who is held in servitude as the property of another person, and whose labor (and often also whose body and life) is subject to the owner's volition and control.
servus
serva
What does "slave" mean?
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noun A person legally owned by another and forced to work without freedom or pay.
"The museum exhibit traced the journeys of enslaved people brought across the Atlantic."
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noun A person completely controlled by or devoted to something.
"He became a slave to his phone, checking it every few minutes."
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noun A secondary device controlled by another (master) device.
"The second hard drive is configured as a slave to the primary one."
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slave in a sentence
- The museum exhibit traced the journeys of enslaved people brought across the Atlantic.
- He became a slave to his phone, checking it every few minutes.
- The second hard drive is configured as a slave to the primary one.
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What is "slave" in Latin?
"slave" in Latin is servus, serva, sclava. slave means: A person legally owned by another and forced to work without freedom or pay.
How do you use "slave" in a sentence?
Example: "The museum exhibit traced the journeys of enslaved people brought across the Atlantic." In Latin, "slave" is servus, serva, sclava.
Are there other ways to say "slave" in Latin?
Yes — Latin has 5 translations listed for "slave": servus, serva, sclava, sclavus, ancilla.
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