Polabian

English + language Etymology From the name of Polabian tribes, which in turn derives from the name of the Elbe river in en sla - languages (cp. pl Łaba, cs Labe), and possibly ultimately from en sla-pro *po. Pronunciation en /pəʊˈleɪ.bi.ən/ /pəʊˈlɑː.bi.ən/ RP en /poʊˈleɪ.bi.ən/ /poʊˈlɑ.bi.ən/ GA en eɪbiən 4 en ɑːbiən 4 Proper noun A West Slavic language, extinct in the 18th century. Translations West Slavic language Armenian: hy պոլաբերեն Carpathian Rusyn: rue Полабськый язык m polabśkŷj jazŷk Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 波拉布語, cmn 波拉巴語 Czech: cs polabština f, cs drevjanština f German: de Polabisch n Polabian: pox Vensťĕ, pox pülabsťĕ Polish: pl język połabski m Portuguese: pt polábio m Russian: ru пола́бский язы́к m Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: sh полабски језик m Latin: sh polabski jezik m Slovak: sk polabčina f Sorbian: Lower Sorbian: dsb połobšćina f Upper Sorbian: hsb połobšćina f, hsb połobska rěč f Ukrainian: uk полабська мова f See also pox Noun A Polabian Slav; one of a number of Lechite tribes who lived along the Elbe river in what is now eastern Germany. en Translations Polabian Slav German: de Polaben m-p in plural en Languages