Old Church Slavonic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *sluga.

Noun

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слоуга (slugam

  1. servant
    • from Vita Constantini, 1800310-1800400:
      отъ селѣ нѣсмь азь ни цр҃ю слоуга ни иномоу никомоу же на земли, нъ тъкъмо б҃оу вьседрьжителю. не бѣхꙿ и бꙑхь и ѥсмь въ вѣкꙑ аминь.
      Henceforth I am neither a servant of the Emperor nor of anyone else on earth, but only of God Almighty. I was not, and I came to be, and am forever. Amen.

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Bulgarian слуга (sluga)
  • Czech: sluha
  • Romanian: slugă
  • Russian: слуга (sluga)
  • Serbo-Croatian: sluga
  • Slovene: sluga