Slovak

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See also: slovak and Slovák

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Alternative forms

  • (abbreviation): Slk.

Etymology

From Slovak Slovák (Slovak), from a shortening of Proto-Slavic *slověninъ (Slav) + -ák. Related to Slovene.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsloʊvɑːk/, /ˈsloʊvæk/, (also) /sləˈvæk/, /sləˈvɑːk/
  • Audio (US); :(file)
  • Rhymes: -æk, -ɑːk

Adjective

Slovak (not comparable)

  1. Of, from, or pertaining to Slovakia, the Slovak people or the Slovak language.

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Noun

Slovak (countable and uncountable, plural Slovaks)

  1. (countable) A person from Slovakia or of Slovak descent.
  2. (uncountable) The Slavic language of Slovakia.

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Slovak Slovák.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /slǒʋaːk/
  • Hyphenation: Slo‧vak

Proper noun

Slòvāk m (Cyrillic spelling Сло̀ва̄к)

  1. A Slovak, Slovakian (male person)

Declension

Slovene

Etymology

From Slovak Slovák.

Pronunciation

Noun

Slovák m anim (female equivalent Slovákinja)

  1. Slovak, Slovakian (male person)

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
Masculine anim., hard o-stem
nom. sing. Slovák
gen. sing. Slováka
singular dual plural
nominative
(imenovȃlnik)
Slovák Slováka Slováki
genitive
(rodȋlnik)
Slováka Slovákov Slovákov
dative
(dajȃlnik)
Slováku Slovákoma Slovákom
accusative
(tožȋlnik)
Slováka Slováka Slováke
locative
(mẹ̑stnik)
Slováku Slovákih Slovákih
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik)
Slovákom Slovákoma Slováki

Further reading

  • Slovak”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
  • Slovak”, in Termania, Amebis
  • See also the general references

Turkish

Etymology

From Slovak Slovák.

Proper noun

Slovak

  1. Slovak (person of Slovak descent)

Declension