Silesian

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English

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Silesian (disambiguation)

Etymology

From Silesia +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /saɪˈliːzi.ən/

Adjective

Silesian (not comparable)

Of or pertaining to Silesia.

Derived terms

Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Translations

of or pertaining to Silesia

Asturian: silesiu (ast), silesianu (ast)
Belarusian: сыле́скі m (syljéski), сіле́зскі m (siljézski)
Catalan: silesià (ca)
Czech: slezský (cs)
Danish: schlesisk
Dutch: Silezisch (nl)
French: silésien (fr)
German: schlesisch (de)
Silesian: schläsisch, schlä'sch, schläsch
Italian: slesiano (it)
Low German: schlesisk
Polish: śląski (pl) m
Portuguese: silesiano (pt)
Russian: силе́зский (ru) (silézskij)
Silesian: ślōnski
Slovak: sliezsky m
Swedish: schlesisk
Ukrainian: сіле́зький m (silézʹkyj)

Noun

Silesian (plural Silesians)

(countable) An inhabitant of Silesia.

Translations

inhabitant of Silesia

Asturian: silesiu (ast), silesia (ast), silesianu (ast), silesiana (ast)
Catalan: silesià (ca) m, silesiana (ca) f
Czech: Slezan (cs) m, Slezanka (cs) f
Danish: schlesier c
Dutch: Sileziër (nl) m
German: Schlesier (de) m, Schlesierin (de) f (female)
Silesian: Schläsinger
Italian: slesiano (it)
Polish: Ślązak (pl) m, Ślązaczka (pl) f
Portuguese: silesiano (pt)
Russian: силе́зец m (silézec), силе́зка f (silézka)
Silesian: Ślůnzok m, Ślůnzoczka f
Swedish: schlesisk

Proper noun

Silesian

(uncountable) Lower Silesian, a Germanic language or dialect spoken in southwestern parts of what is now Poland (Lower Silesia).
(uncountable) Upper Silesian, a West Slavic language spoken in southwestern parts of Poland and the Czech Republic.

Synonyms

(Germanic language or dialect): Silesian German, Lower Silesian
(Slavic language): Upper Silesian

Translations

Germanic language or dialect — see also Lower Silesian

Czech: Slezská němčina
Danish: schlesisk dialekt
German: Schlesisch (de) n, schlesische Mundart f (regarded as (High German) dialect)

Slavic language

Catalan: silesià (ca) m
Czech: slezština f
Danish: schlesisk
German: Schlesisch (de) n, Schlonsakisch n, Wasserpolnisch (de) n, Wasserpolackisch n
Japanese: シレジア語 (ja) (shireziago)
Polish: śląszczyzna (pl) f, gwara śląska f, etnolekt śląski m, język śląski m
Russian: силе́зский (ru) m (silézskij)
Silesian: ślōnsko gŏdka f, ślůnsko godka f, ślōnski m
Swedish: schlesiska (sv)

Anagrams

Ainslies, salinise, silanise

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