Polabian

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Polabian

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

Rhymes with -eɪbiən, -ɑːbiən

Where it comes from

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.

proper noun

A West Slavic language, extinct in the 18th century.

noun Polabians

A Polabian Slav; one of a number of Lechite tribes who lived along the Elbe river in what is now eastern Germany. For quotations using this term, see Citations:Polabian.

Translations

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name West Slavic language

中文	波拉布語 /波拉布语 bōlābùyǔ, 波拉巴語 /波拉巴语
Português	polábio
Deutsch	Polabisch
Русский	пола́бский язы́к polábskij jazýk

noun Polabian Slav

Deutsch	Polaben

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MLA

"Polabian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/polabian. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Polabian. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/polabian

Chicago

"Polabian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/polabian.

BibTeX

@misc{polabian_2026,
  title = {Polabian},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/polabian},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}