slovenski

See also: Slovenski and slovenskí

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /slǒʋeːnskiː/ (adjective, noun)
• IPA^(key): /slǒʋeːnski/ (adverb)
• Hyphenation: slo‧ven‧ski

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *slověnьskъ.

Alternative forms

• slòvjēnskī (now chiefly Montenegrin and Serbian, Ijekavian)
• slòvīnskī (archaic, Croatian and Montenegrin, Ikavian)
• slàvēnski (Bosnia, Croatia, dated Serbia)

Adjective

slòvēnskī (Cyrillic spelling сло̀ве̄нскӣ)

1. (now chiefly Serbia, Ekavian) Slavic

Declension

Declension of slovenski

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		slovenski	slovenska	slovensko
genitive		slovenskog(a)	slovenske	slovenskog(a)
dative		slovenskom(u/e)	slovenskoj	slovenskom(u/e)
accusative	inanimate animate	slovenski slovenskog(a)	slovensku	slovensko
vocative		slovenski	slovenska	slovensko
locative		slovenskom(e/u)	slovenskoj	slovenskom(e/u)
instrumental		slovenskim	slovenskom	slovenskim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		slovenski	slovenske	slovenska
genitive		slovenskih	slovenskih	slovenskih
dative		slovenskim(a)	slovenskim(a)	slovenskim(a)
accusative		slovenske	slovenske	slovenska
vocative		slovenski	slovenske	slovenska
locative		slovenskim(a)	slovenskim(a)	slovenskim(a)
instrumental		slovenskim(a)	slovenskim(a)	slovenskim(a)

Adverb

slòvēnski (Cyrillic spelling сло̀ве̄нски)

1. (now chiefly Serbia, Ekavian) in a Slavic manner, as a Slav

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Slovene slovenski.

Alternative forms

• slovenački (Bosnia, Serbia)

Adjective

slòvēnskī (Cyrillic spelling сло̀ве̄нскӣ) (Bosnia, Croatia)

1. Slovene, Slovenian (of, from or relating to Slovenia)

Declension

Declension of slovenski

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		slovenski	slovenska	slovensko
genitive		slovenskog(a)	slovenske	slovenskog(a)
dative		slovenskom(u/e)	slovenskoj	slovenskom(u/e)
accusative	inanimate animate	slovenski slovenskog(a)	slovensku	slovensko
vocative		slovenski	slovenska	slovensko
locative		slovenskom(e/u)	slovenskoj	slovenskom(e/u)
instrumental		slovenskim	slovenskom	slovenskim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		slovenski	slovenske	slovenska
genitive		slovenskih	slovenskih	slovenskih
dative		slovenskim(a)	slovenskim(a)	slovenskim(a)
accusative		slovenske	slovenske	slovenska
vocative		slovenski	slovenske	slovenska
locative		slovenskim(a)	slovenskim(a)	slovenskim(a)
instrumental		slovenskim(a)	slovenskim(a)	slovenskim(a)

Adverb

slòvēnski (Cyrillic spelling сло̀ве̄нски) (Bosnia, Croatia)

1. in a Slovenian manner, as a Slovene

Noun

slòvēnskī m inan (Cyrillic spelling сло̀ве̄нскӣ) (Bosnia, Croatia)

1. the Slovene/Slovenian language

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *slověnьskъ (“Slavic”). By surface analysis, Slovẹ́nec +‎ -ski. First attested in the 16th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /slɔʋèːnski/

Adjective

slovẹ́nski (not comparable)

1. Slovene, Slovenian (of the nation, its language, or its culture)

   Uporabnik pozna osnove slovenskega jezika. ― (This) User knows the basics of the Slovenian language.

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Hard
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nom. sing.	slovénski	slovénska	slovénsko
singular
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	slovénski	slovénska	slovénsko
genitive	slovénskega	slovénske	slovénskega
dative	slovénskemu	slovénski	slovénskemu
accusative	nominativeinan or genitiveanim	slovénsko	slovénsko
locative	slovénskem	slovénski	slovénskem
instrumental	slovénskim	slovénsko	slovénskim
dual
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	slovénska	slovénski	slovénski
genitive	slovénskih	slovénskih	slovénskih
dative	slovénskima	slovénskima	slovénskima
accusative	slovénska	slovénski	slovénski
locative	slovénskih	slovénskih	slovénskih
instrumental	slovénskima	slovénskima	slovénskima
plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	slovénski	slovénske	slovénska
genitive	slovénskih	slovénskih	slovénskih
dative	slovénskim	slovénskim	slovénskim
accusative	slovénske	slovénske	slovénska
locative	slovénskih	slovénskih	slovénskih
instrumental	slovénskimi	slovénskimi	slovénskimi

Related terms

• Slovẹ́nija
• Slovẹ́nec / Slovẹ́nka
• slovẹ́nščina

Further reading

• “slovenski”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026