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slovene

/ˈsləʊviːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.29 in modern English

Syllables
Slo-vene
IPA
/ˈsləʊviːn/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to Slovenia, the Slovenes or the Slovene language.

noun

A person from Slovenia.

name

The South Slavic language of the Slovenes and the official language of Slovenia.

Etymology

Etymology tree substrateder.? Proto-Indo-European *ḱlewH-der.? Proto-Slavic *slov- Proto-Slavic *-ǫta Proto-Slavic *Slov-? Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ēnas Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Slavic *-inъ Proto-Slavic *-ěninъ Proto-Slavic *slověninъder. Slovene Slovẹ́nəcbor. German Slowenebor. English Slovene Borrowed from German Slowene, borrowed from Slovene Slovẹ́nəc. Related to Slav and Slovak.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈsləʊviːn/

Inflected Forms

Sln. (alternative, abbreviation) Slovenes (plural)

Derived Forms

Sloveneness Slovenism

Phrases

Sloveno- Wiktionary’s coverage of Slovene terms

Frequently Paired Words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Slovene terms

Synonyms

Slovenian slovenian language slovene language

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce slovene?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsləʊviːn/.
What does slovene mean?
Of or pertaining to Slovenia, the Slovenes or the Slovene language.
Where does slovene come from?
Etymology tree substrateder.? Proto-Indo-European *ḱlewH-der.? Proto-Slavic *slov- Proto-Slavic *-ǫta Proto-Slavic *Slov-? Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ēnas Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Slavic *-inъ Proto-Slavic *-ěninъ Proto-Slavic *slověninъder. Slovene Slovẹ́nəcbor. German Slowenebor. English Slovene Borrowed from German Slowene, borrowed from Slovene Slovẹ́nəc. Related to Slav and Slovak.

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