Slovensko

See also: slovensko

Czech

Etymology

Derived from Old Church Slavonic словѣне (slověne, “Slavs”), which in turn could come from slovo (“word”). Ultimately they both came from Proto-Slavic *slověninъ (“Slav”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈslovɛnsko]

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Proper noun

Slovensko n (related adjective slovenský, demonym Slovák, female demonym Slovenka)

1. Slovakia (a country in Central Europe)

Declension

Declension of Slovensko (sg-only velar neuter)

	singular
nominative	Slovensko
genitive	Slovenska
dative	Slovensku
accusative	Slovensko
vocative	Slovensko
locative	Slovensku
instrumental	Slovenskem

Related terms

• slovenština

 

Further reading

• Slovensko in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• Slovensko in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
• Slovensko in Internetová jazyková příručka

Slovak

Etymology

Derived from Old Church Slavonic словѣне (slověne, “Slavs”), which ultimately came from Proto-Slavic *slověninъ (“Slav”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈslɔvenskɔ]

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Slovensko n (genitive singular Slovenska, declension pattern of mesto, related adjective slovenský, demonym Slovák, female demonym Slovenka) (no plural)

1. Slovakia (a country in Central Europe)

Declension

Declension of Slovensko

	singulare tantum
nominative	Slovensko
genitive	Slovenska
dative	Slovensku
accusative	Slovensko
locative	Slovensku
instrumental	Slovenskom

Related terms

• slovenčina
• slovenský

Further reading

• “Slovensko”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024