Balto-Slavic
Balto-Slavic adjective: of or pertaining to both the Baltic and Slavic language families, which together constitute a branch or dialect group within the larger Indo-European family.
Adjective
Balto-Slavic (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to both the Baltic and Slavic language families, which together constitute a branch or dialect group within the larger Indo-European family.
- Of the modern Balto-Slavic languages, Lithuanian is often regarded as the most conservative in morphology and phonology, followed closely by Latvian.
- Of or pertaining to the (Proto-)Balto-Slavic language, the people who spoke it, or their culture.
Proper noun
Balto-Slavic
- The Balto-Slavic language group as a whole.
- Having originated in a satem Indo-European dialect area, some innovations such as the ruki sound rule progressed over the history of Balto-Slavic, but did not fully "complete" outside of Slavic.
- The Proto-Balto-Slavic language, i.e. the common development stage between the Proto-Indo-European and the later Baltic and Slavic languages.
Forms of Balto-Slavic
| alternative form | BSl. |
|---|---|
| alternative form | BS. |
| alternative form | B.S. |
| alternative form | BS |
| alternative uncommon (dated) | Balto-Slavonic |
| alternative usually (rare) | Slavo-Baltic |
Origin of Balto-Slavic
From Balto- + Slavic.
Words formed from Balto-Slavic
Questions about Balto-Slavic
- What does Balto-Slavic mean?
- Balto-Slavic means of or pertaining to both the Baltic and Slavic language families, which together constitute a branch or dialect group within the larger Indo-European family.
- What part of speech is Balto-Slavic?
- Balto-Slavic can be an adjective or a proper noun.
Words near Balto-Slavic in the dictionary
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