English Explanatory Dictionary

Polabian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A West Slavic language, extinct in the 18th century.
noun
  1. A Polabian Slav; one of a number of Lechite tribes who lived along the Elbe river in what is now eastern Germany.

Pronunciation

/pəʊˈleɪ.bi.ən/ /pəʊˈlɑː.bi.ən/ /poʊˈleɪ.bi.ən/ /poʊˈlɑ.bi.ən/

Word forms

Polabian Polabians

Etymology

From the name of Polabian tribes, which in turn derives from the name of the Elbe river in Slavic languages (cp. Polish Łaba, Czech Labe), and possibly ultimately from Proto-Slavic *po.

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