Словен
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
- (Ijekavian) Сло̀вје̄н
- (archaic, Ikavian) Сло̀вӣн
- (Bosnia, Croatia, dated Serbian) Сла̀ве̄н
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *slověninъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /slǒʋeːn/
- Hyphenation: Сло‧вен
Proper noun
Сло̀ве̄н m (Latin spelling Slòvēn)
- (now chiefly Serbia, Ekavian) Slav
Usage notes
Until the 18th century, the form of this word with -o- in the first syllable was almost universal throughout the Serbo-Croatian-speaking area (with varying reflexes of yat). The form with -a- seems to have originated in Slavonic-Serbian and spread under the influence of Pan-Slavism during the 19th century. By the 20th century, the form with -a- became the most common form in Croatia and all but disappeared from Serbia, effectively reversing the early 19th-century distribution of the two forms.
Declension
Declension of Словен
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Сло̀ве̄н | Слове́ни |
| genitive | Слове́на | Словена |
| dative | Словену | Словенима |
| accusative | Словена | Словене |
| vocative | Словену | Слвени |
| locative | Словену | Словенима |
| instrumental | Словеном | Словенима |