Slavonic

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /slə.ˈvɒ.nɪk/

Proper noun

1. (dated) A branch of the Indo-European family of languages, usually divided into three subbranches:
   • South Slavonic (including Old Church Slavonic, Macedonian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian, etc.)
   • East Slavonic (including Ukrainian, Russian, etc.), and
   • West Slavonic (including Polish, Czech, Slovak, etc.)
2. (dated) The unrecorded ancient language from which all of these languages developed.

Synonyms

• (a branch of Indo-European languages)
  • Slavic
• (hypothesized mother tongue of Slavic languages)
  • Proto-Slavic
  • Old Slavonic
  • Common Slavic, Common Slavonic (proscribed)

Translations

• French: slavon, vieux slave, esclavon, paléoslave
• Portuguese: eslavo comum, protoeslavo, eslavônico (Brazil) eslavónico (Portugal)
• Russian: праславя́нский язы́к

Adjective

Slavonic (not comparable)

1. Of, denoting, or relating to the people who speak these languages.

   Synonyms: Slavic

2. Of, denoting, or relating to Slavonia and its inhabitants.

   Synonyms: Slavic

Translations

• French: slavon
• Portuguese: eslavônio (Brazil), eslavónio (Portugal), eslavônico (Brazil), eslavónico (Portugal)
• Russian: славо́нский

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