Silesian

English

Etymology

Silesia +‎ -an

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /saɪˈliːzi.ən/

Adjective

Silesian (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to Silesia

Translations

of or pertaining to Silesia

• Belarusian: сыле́скі m (syljéski), сіле́зскі m (siljézski)
• Catalan: silesià (ca)
• Czech: slezský (cs)
• Danish: schlesisk
• Dutch: Silezisch (nl)
• French: silésien (fr)
• German: schlesisch (de)

  Silesian: schläsisch, schlä'sch, schläsch

• Italian: slesiano (it)
• Low German: schlesisk
• Polish: śląski (pl) m
• Portuguese: silesiano (pt)
• Russian: силе́зский (ru) (silézskij)
• Silesian: ślōnski
• Slovak: sliezsky m
• Swedish: schlesisk
• Ukrainian: сіле́зький m (silézʹkyj)

Noun

Silesian (plural Silesians)

1. (countable) An inhabitant of Silesia.

Translations

inhabitant of Silesia

• Catalan: silesià (ca) m, silesiana (ca) f
• Czech: Slezan (cs) m, Slezanka (cs) f
• Danish: schlesier c
• Dutch: Sileziër (nl) m
• German: Schlesier (de) m, Schlesierin (de) f (female)

  Silesian: Schläsinger

• Italian: slesiano (it)
• Polish: Ślązak (pl) m, Ślązaczka (pl) f
• Portuguese: silesiano (pt)
• Russian: силе́зец m (silézec), силе́зка f (silézka)
• Silesian: Ślůnzok m, Ślůnzoczka f
• Swedish: schlesisk

Proper noun

Silesian

1. (uncountable) Lower Silesian, Germanic language or dialect spoken in southwestern parts of what is now Poland (Lower Silesia).
2. (uncountable) Upper Silesian, West Slavic language spoken in southwestern parts of Poland and the Czech Republic.

Synonyms

• (Germanic language or dialect): Silesian German, Lower Silesian
• (Slavic language): Upper Silesian

Translations

Germanic language or dialect — See also translations at Lower Silesian

• Czech: Slezská němčina
• Danish: schlesisk dialekt
• German: Schlesisch (de) n, schlesische Mundart f (regarded as (High German) dialect)

Slavic language

• Catalan: silesià (ca) m
• Czech: slezština f
• Danish: schlesisk
• German: Schlesisch (de) n, Schlonsakisch n, Wasserpolnisch (de) n, Wasserpolackisch n
• Japanese: シレジア語 (ja) (shireziago)
• Polish: śląszczyzna (pl) f, gwara śląska f
• Russian: силе́зский (ru) m (silézskij)
• Swedish: schlesiska (sv)

Anagrams

• Ainslies, salinise, silanise