Slavonic
English
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Countries where a West Slavic language is the national language Countries where an East Slavic language is the national language Countries where a South Slavic language is the national language
Alternative forms
- Sclavonic, Sclavonick
Etymology
From Medieval Latin Slavonicus, Sclavonicus, from Slavonia, Sclavonia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /slə.ˈvɒ.nɪk/
- Rhymes: -ɒnɪk
Proper noun
Slavonic
- (dated) A branch of the Indo-European family of languages, usually divided into three subbranches:
- South Slavonic (including Old Church Slavonic, Macedonian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian, etc.)
- East Slavonic (including Ukrainian, Russian, etc.), and
- West Slavonic (including Polish, Czech, Slovak, etc.)
- (dated) The unrecorded ancient language from which all of these languages developed.
Synonyms
- (a branch of Indo-European languages):
- Slavic
- (hypothesized mother tongue of Slavic languages):
- Proto-Slavic
- Old Slavonic
- Common Slavic, Common Slavonic (proscribed)
Translations
unrecorded ancestor of Slavic languages
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Further reading
- ISO 639-5 code sla
Adjective
Slavonic (not comparable)
- Of, denoting, or relating to the people who speak these languages.
- Synonym: Slavic
- Of, denoting, or relating to Slavonia and its inhabitants.
- Synonym: Slavic
Translations
Slavic — see Slavic
Derived terms
- Church Slavonic
- Old Church Slavonic
References
- Collins Dictionary
Anagrams
- Volscian