Tomislav

== Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === From tomiti +‎ slava (“glory”), from Proto-Slavic *tomiti (“to torture, to oppress”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tômislaʋ/ Hyphenation: To‧mi‧slav === Proper noun === Tȍmislav m anim (Cyrillic spelling То̏мислав) a male given name ==== Usage notes ==== Attested accents: Tȍmislav (considered the most widespread by D. Vidović), Tȍmislāv, Tomìslav, Tòmislav < Tomȉslav (Kosovo-Resava dialect) = Tomi̍slav (Torlak), The historically original accent was likely *Tomi̋slav, corresponding to Tomȉslav/Tomi̍slav/Tòmislav. Name of the first Croatian king Tomislav (early 10th century), first attested in Latin in Pope John X's letter to Tomislav (~925): "Tamiscla[us], re[x] Crouatorum". In 20th century used again by monarchies due to its historical symbolism: Prince Tomislav (Kingdom of Yugoslavia) and Tomislav II (Independent State of Croatia); also in toponyms: Tomislavgrad, Tomislavovac. The name returned to use in Croatia in 19th and became widespread in the second half of 20th century. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Tomislava (female name) Tomislavgrad (toponym) Tomislavovac (toponym) === References === === Further reading === “Tomislav”, in Portal suvremenih hrvatskih osobnih imena [Portal of contemporary Croatian personal names] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2018–2026 Josip Jedvaj, editor (1962–1966), “Tomislav”, in Rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika‎[3] (in Serbo-Croatian), volume 18, Zagreb: JAZU, page 459 == Slovene == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tóːmislaʋ/ === Proper noun === Tọ̑mislav m anim a male given name ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Tomislav”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026