Slaven

See also: slaven

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Noun

Slaven

1. plural of Slaaf

Old Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈsɫaʋɛn/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈslavɛn/

Proper noun

Slaven m pers

1. a male given name

Declension

Declension of Slaven (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	Slaven	Slaveny	Slaveni, Slavenové
genitive	Slavena	Slavenú	Slavenóv
dative	Slavenu, Slavenovi	Slavenoma	Slavenóm
accusative	Slavena	Slaveny	Slaveny
vocative	Slavene	Slaveny	Slaveni, Slavenové
locative	Slavenu, Slavenovi	Slavenú	Slaveniech
instrumental	Slavenem	Slavenoma	Slaveny

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

References

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “Slaven”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• Slòvēn (now chiefly Serbian, Ekavian)
• Slòvjēn (now chiefly Serbian, Ijekavian)
• Slòvīn (archaic, Ikavian)

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *slověninъ, but, unlike the alternative forms, not directly inherited. The -a- vowel in the first syllable apparently derives from Russian Church Slavonic or Russian славяни́н (slavjanín), perhaps with influence from slȁva by folk etymology.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /slǎʋeːn/
• Hyphenation: Sla‧ven

Proper noun

Slàvēn m (Cyrillic spelling Сла̀ве̄н)

1. (now chiefly Bosnia, Croatia) Slav
2. (Serbia) a man from Slavonia
3. a male given name

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 Slaven

	singular	plural
nominative	Slàvēn	Slavéni
genitive	Slavéna	Slavena
dative	Slavenu	Slavenima
accusative	Slavena	Slavene
vocative	Slavenu	Slaveni
locative	Slavenu	Slavenima
instrumental	Slavenom	Slavenima