Slovenian

English

Etymology

From Slovene (from German, from Slovene) +‎ -ian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sləˈviːni.ən/, /-njən/

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• Rhymes: -iːniən

Adjective

Slovenian (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to Slovenia, the Slovenian people or the Slovenian language.

Synonyms

• Slovene

Translations

Slovene — see Slovene

Noun

Slovenian (countable and uncountable, plural Slovenians)

1. (uncountable) The official language of Slovenia.

   Synonym: Slovene

   • 2021 April 25, John Malathronas, “Which languages are easiest – and most difficult – for native English speakers to learn?”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     Each written word when spoken is mutually incomprehensible between a Mandarin speaker in Beijing and a Cantonese speaker in Hong Kong. If you think that’s odd, consider our number system: the symbol “9” is universally recognized but it’s pronounced “nine” in English and “devet” in Slovenian.

2. (countable) A person from Slovenia.
   • 2021, Ruth Ozeki, The Book of Form and Emptiness, Canongate Books (2022), page 535:

     Mom had called Cory, who contacted Vlado, who brought a crew of Slovenians over to help.

Translations

language — see Slovene

person — see Slovene

Further reading

• Slovenian–English Dictionary: from Webster's Dictionary — the Rosetta Edition.
• ISO 639-1 code sl, ISO 639-3 code slv (SIL)
• Ethnologue entry for Slovenian, slv ⁠
• Slovenes, encyclopedia.com
• Slovene language, britannica.com
• “Slovenian, Slovene”, in Google Books Ngram Viewer.
• “Slovenians, Slovenes”, in Google Books Ngram Viewer.
• “Slovenian language, Slovene language”, in Google Books Ngram Viewer.

Anagrams

• Lesvonian

Finnish

Proper noun

Slovenian

1. genitive singular of Slovenia