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Slovak
(12,782 words)

Language name and autonyms

Slovenský jazyk, slovenčina ‘Slovak language, Slovak’, slovenský (adj), Slovensko ‘Slovakia’, Slovenka ‘Slovak woman’ are all derived from the ethnonym *Sloven(in), a continuant of Proto-Slavic *slověninъ (OCS slověninъ), pl *slověne (OCS slověne), adj *slověnьskъ (…

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Múcsková, Gabriela and Lauersdorf, Mark Richard, “Slovak”, in: Encyclopedia of Slavic Languages and Linguistics Online, Editor-in-Chief Marc L. Greenberg. Consulted online on 30 May 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2589-6229_ESLO_COM_033661>
First published online: 2020



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