slavonic

UK /sləˈvɒ.nɪk/ US /sləˈvɑ.nɪk/

name 2adj 2

Collocations

ADJ.

celtic, east, germanic, old, old, south

VERB + SLAVONIC

including, wrote

SLAVONIC + NOUN

belarusian, bosnian, church, croatian, czech, macedonian, march, ukrainian

PREP.

into

ADV.

originally

Definitions

name

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 Belarusian, Ukrainian, Russian, etc.), and

The unrecorded ancient language from which all of these languages developed.

adj

Of, denoting, or relating to the people who speak these languages, their languages, or cultures.

Sanskrit, Greek, Slavonic, Germanic, and Celtic names were all of this type, but there are also shorter names formed from the compound ones; […].

Of, denoting, or relating to Slavonia and its inhabitants.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a branch of the Indo-European family of languages

slavic

adjective — of or relating to Slavic languages

slavic

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

South Slavonic (including Old Church Slavonic, Macedonian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian, etc.)

Wiktionary

East Slavonic (including Belarusian, Ukrainian, Russian, etc.), and

Wiktionary

West Slavonic (including Polish, Czech, Slovak, etc.)

Wiktionary

Sanskrit, Greek, Slavonic, Germanic, and Celtic names were all of this type, but there are also shorter names formed from the compound ones; […].

Wiktionary

The composer of this work is the same who wrote the Slavonic March.

Tatoeba · #1128111

Seeking a challenge, Mary set about translating Tom's sentences – a difficult task at the best of times – into Old Church Slavonic.

Tatoeba · #10091687

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, slavonic is marked as dated. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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