Slavonic
Syllables: Sla·vo·nic/sləˈvɒ.nɪk/US/sləˈvɑ.nɪk/
Slavonic proper noun: a branch of the Indo-European family of languages, usually divided into three subbranches.
Proper noun
Slavonic
- A branch of the Indo-European family of languages, usually divided into three subbranches
- South Slavonic (including Old Church Slavonic, Macedonian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian, etc.)
- East Slavonic (including Belarusian, Ukrainian, Russian, etc.), and
- Synonyms:
- Slavic, Proto-Slavic, Old Slavonic, Common Slavic, Common Slavonic
- The unrecorded ancient language from which all of these languages developed.
Adjective
Slavonic (not comparable)
- Of, denoting, or relating to the people who speak these languages, their languages, or cultures.
- Sanskrit, Greek, Slavonic, Germanic, and Celtic names were all of this type, but there are also shorter names formed from the compound ones; […].1945, E[lizabeth] G[idley] Withycombe, “Introduction”, in The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page xii
- Synonyms:
- Slavic
- Of, denoting, or relating to Slavonia and its inhabitants.
- Synonyms:
- Slavic
Synonyms of Slavonic
Forms of Slavonic
| alternative form | Sclavonic |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Sclavonick |
Origin of Slavonic
From Medieval Latin Slavonicus, Sclavonicus, from Slavonia, Sclavonia.
Words formed from Slavonic
Phrases with Slavonic
Words that rhyme with Slavonic
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- demonic
- ionic
- laconic
- masonic
- mnemonic
- monic
- monophonic
- monotonic
- pythonic
- Teutonic
- catatonic
- colonic
- histrionic
- homophonic
- infrasonic
- moronic
- planktonic
- platonic
- polytonic
- sardonic
- sonic
- supersonic
- syntonic
- ambisonic
- anionic
- aplatonic
- apophonic
- arachidonic
- autochthonic
- avionic
- bacterioplanktonic
- Bonnick
- bosonic
- breviconic
- bubonic
- Byronic
- carbonic
- chthonic
- clonic
- conic
- cryonic
- Decameronic
- diatonic
- eugonic
- euphonic
- eutonic
- glyconic
- hadronic
Questions about Slavonic
- What does Slavonic mean?
- Slavonic means a branch of the Indo-European family of languages, usually divided into three subbranches.
- What part of speech is Slavonic?
- Slavonic can be a proper noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce Slavonic?
- Slavonic is pronounced /sləˈvɒ.nɪk/ (UK).
Words near Slavonic in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Slavonic (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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