la
feminine
/esklaβiˈtuð/
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Translation
slavery
Word origin
From esclavo ('slave') plus the suffix -itud. Esclavo comes from Medieval Latin sclavus, originally the ethnonym for the Slavic peoples, many of whom were enslaved in early medieval Europe.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- sclavus
- English cognates
- slave, slavery
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralesclavitudes
Examples
abolida diecinueve.
Slavery was abolished in the nineteenth century.
sufrieron .
Millions of people suffered slavery.
muchos .
The fight against slavery lasted many years.
.
Slavery left a deep wound in history.
rotas simbolizan .
Those broken chains symbolise the end of slavery.
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