Sloven

== Maltese == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /slɔˈvɛːn/ Rhymes: -ɛːn === Adjective === Sloven (feminine singular Slovena, plural Sloveni) Slovene (of, from or relating to Slovenia) === Noun === Sloven m (plural Sloveni, feminine Slovena) Slovene (native or inhabitant of Slovenia) (usually male) === Noun === Is-Sloven m Slovene (language) == Serbo-Croatian == === Alternative forms === Slòvjēn (archaic, Ijekavian) Slòvīn (archaic, Ikavian) Slàvēn (Bosnia, Croatia, dated Serbia) === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *slověninъ. Doublet of ćao. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /slǒʋeːn/ Hyphenation: Slo‧ven === Noun === Slòvēn m anim (Cyrillic spelling Сло̀ве̄н, female equivalent Slòvēnka) (Montenegro, Serbia) Slav ==== 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 ==== == Turkish == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === === Noun === Sloven (definite accusative Sloveni, plural Slovenler) Slovene, Slovenian ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Slovence ==== Related terms ==== Slovenya Slovenyali