Словен
Macedonian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *slověninъ.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Словен • (Sloven) m (plural Словени, feminine Словенка, relational adjective словенски)
Declension edit
Declension of Словен
Related terms edit
- Словенец m (Slovenec), Словенка f (Slovenka), словенечки (slovenečki), Словенија f (Slovenija)
- Словак m (Slovak), Словакинка f (Slovakinka), словачки (slovački), Словачка f (Slovačka)
Serbo-Croatian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *slověninъ.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Сло̀ве̄н m (Latin spelling Slòvēn)
Usage notes edit
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.