Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

slavonic

/sləˈvɑ.nɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.48 in modern English

Syllables: Sla-vo-nic
IPA: /sləˈvɑ.nɪk/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A branch of the Indo-European family of languages, usually divided into three subbranches

Dated

name

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

Dated

adj

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

adj

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

Example Sentences

"South Slavonic (including Old Church Slavonic, Macedonian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian, etc.)"
"East Slavonic (including Belarusian, Ukrainian, Russian, etc.), and"
"West Slavonic (including Polish, Czech, Slovak, etc.)"
"Sanskrit, Greek, Slavonic, Germanic, and Celtic names were all of this type, but there are also shorter names formed from the compound ones; […]."

Etymology

From Medieval Latin Slavonicus, Sclavonicus, from Slavonia, Sclavonia.

Word Breakdown

Root: Slavonicus

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /sləˈvɑ.nɪk/
British English: /sləˈvɒ.nɪk/

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

Sclavonic (alternative) Sclavonick (alternative)

Derived Forms

Panslavonic Slavonically Slavonicism Slavonicity Slavonicize

Phrases

Church Slavonic Old Church Slavonic

Synonyms

Slavic Proto-Slavic Old Slavonic Common Slavic Common Slavonic slavic language slavonic language

Rhymes With

electronic chronic iconic sonic ironic tonic demonic harmonic ionic platonic supersonic masonic

Questions

How do you pronounce slavonic?: The recorded pronunciation is /sləˈvɑ.nɪk/.
What does slavonic mean?: A branch of the Indo-European family of languages, usually divided into three subbranches
Where does slavonic come from?: From Medieval Latin Slavonicus, Sclavonicus, from Slavonia, Sclavonia.

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