Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

slavicism

/ˈslɑː.vɪ.sɪz(ə̯)m̩/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: Slav-i-cism
IPA: /ˈslɑː.vɪ.sɪz(ə̯)m̩/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A linguistic feature of one or more Slavic languages, especially a Slavic idiom or phrasing that appears in a non-Slavic language.

Countable

noun

An attitude, custom, or other feature that is characteristically Slavic.

Uncountable

noun

Esteem for and emulation of Slavic culture and politics.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English Slavic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Slavicism From Slavic + -ism.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Slavicisms (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce slavicism?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈslɑː.vɪ.sɪz(ə̯)m̩/.
What does slavicism mean?: A linguistic feature of one or more Slavic languages, especially a Slavic idiom or phrasing that appears in a non-Slavic language.
Where does slavicism come from?: Etymology tree English Slavic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Slavicism From Slavic + -ism.

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