Macedonian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *slověninъ.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈsɫɔvɛn]
  • Hyphenation: Сло‧вен

Noun

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Словен (Slovenm (plural Словени, feminine Словенка, relational adjective словенски)

  1. Slav

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Serbo-Croatian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *slověninъ.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /slǒʋeːn/
  • Hyphenation: Сло‧вен

Proper noun

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Сло̀ве̄н m (Latin spelling Slòvēn)

  1. (now chiefly Serbia, Ekavian) Slav

Usage notes

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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.

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