Borrowed from Old Ruthenian славꙗни́нъ, словѣни́нъ (slavjanín, slověnín), from Old East Slavic словѣнинъ (slověninŭ), from Proto-Slavic *slověninъ. Loss of -ин (-in) akin to граждан (hraždan) and селян (seljan). Cognates include Carpathian Rusyn Славяни́н (Slavjanýn) and Slovak Slovan. Displaced Old Slovak Slovan.
Славян (Slavjan) m pers (feminine equivalent Славянка, related adjective славянски)
singular | plural | |
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nominative | Славян (Slavjan) | Славянє (Slavjanje) |
genitive | Славяна (Slavjana) | Славянох (Slavjanox) |
dative | Славянови (Slavjanovi) | Славяном (Slavjanom) |
accusative | Славяна (Slavjana) | Славянох (Slavjanox) |
instrumental | Славяном (Slavjanom) | Славянами (Slavjanami) |
locative | Славянови (Slavjanovi) | Югославянох (Juhoslavjanox) |
vocative | Славян (Slavjan) | Славянє (Slavjanje) |