slavan

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Cimbrian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German slāfen, from Old High German slāfan, from Proto-West Germanic *slāpan, from Proto-Germanic *slēpaną (to sleep). Cognate with German schlafen, English sleep.

Verb

slavan (strong class 7 , auxiliary håm)

  1. (Luserna) to sleep

References

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *slavьnъ. Related to Slovene slaven and Czech slavný.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /slâːʋan/
  • Hyphenation: sla‧van

Adjective

slȃvan (Cyrillic spelling сла̑ван, definite slȃvnī, comparative slavniji)

  1. famous
    Synonym: znamenit
    Synonym: čuven

Declension

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