Silesian

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Late Latin Silesialbor.

English Silesia

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Italic *-nos

Latin -nus

Latin -ānus

Old French -ainder.

Middle English -an

English -an

English Silesian

From Silesia + -an.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /saɪˈliːzi.ən/

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Adjective

Silesian (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to Silesia.

Derived terms

• Lower Silesian Voivodeship
• Moravian-Silesian Region
• Silesianness

Translations

of or pertaining to Silesia

• Asturian: silesiu (ast), silesianu (ast)
• Belarusian: сыле́скі m (syljéski), сіле́зскі m (siljézski)
• Catalan: silesià (ca)
• Czech: slezský (cs)
• Danish: schlesisk
• Dutch: Silezisch (nl)
• French: silésien (fr)
• German: schlesisch (de)

  Silesian East Central German: schläsisch, schlä'sch, schläsch

• Hindi: साइलेशिया m (sāileśiyā)
• Icelandic: slesískur
• Italian: slesiano (it)
• Low German: schlesisk
• Polish: śląski (pl)
• Portuguese: silesiano (pt)
• Russian: силе́зский (ru) (silézskij)
• Silesian: ślōnski
• Slovak: sliezsky m
• Swedish: schlesisk
• Ukrainian: сіле́зький m (silézʹkyj)

Noun

Silesian (plural Silesians)

1. (countable) An inhabitant of Silesia.

Translations

inhabitant of Silesia

• Asturian: silesiu (ast), silesia (ast), silesianu (ast), silesiana (ast)
• Catalan: silesià (ca) m, silesiana (ca) f
• Czech: Slezan (cs) m, Slezanka (cs) f
• Danish: schlesier c
• Dutch: Sileziër (nl) m
• German: Schlesier (de) m, Schlesierin (de) f (female)

  Silesian East Central German: Schläsinger

• Italian: slesiano (it)
• Polish: Ślązak (pl) m, Ślązaczka (pl) f
• Portuguese: silesiano (pt)
• Russian: силе́зец m (silézec), силе́зка f (silézka)
• Silesian: Ślůnzok m, Ślůnzoczka f
• Swedish: schlesisk

Proper noun

Silesian

1. Lower Silesian, a Germanic language or dialect spoken in southwestern parts of what is now Poland (Lower Silesia).
2. Upper Silesian, a West Slavic language spoken in southwestern parts of Poland and the Czech Republic.
3. (geology) A subperiod from 326.4 to 299 million years ago, a subdivision of the Carboniferous.

Synonyms

• (Germanic language or dialect): Silesian German, Lower Silesian
• (Slavic language): Upper Silesian

Translations

Germanic language or dialect — see also Lower Silesian

• Czech: Slezská němčina
• Danish: schlesisk dialekt
• German: Schlesisch (de) n, schlesische Mundart f (regarded as (High German) dialect)
• Polish: język dolnośląski m

Slavic language

• Catalan: silesià (ca) m
• Czech: slezština f
• Danish: schlesisk
• German: Schlesisch (de) n, Schlonsakisch n, Wasserpolnisch (de) n, Wasserpolackisch n
• Icelandic: slesíska f
• Japanese: シレジア語 (ja) (shireziago)
• Polish: śląszczyzna (pl) f, gwara śląska f, etnolekt śląski m, język śląski m
• Russian: силе́зский (ru) m (silézskij)
• Silesian: ślōnsko gŏdka f, ślůnsko godka f, ślōnski m
• Swedish: schlesiska (sv)

Anagrams

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