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Slovincian

/slə(ʊ)ˈvɪnsɪ.ən/

Slovincian noun: one of a Slavic people living between the lakes Gardno (Gardersee) and Łebsko (Lebasee) near Słupsk (Stolp) in Pomerania.

Noun

Slovincian (plural Slovincians)

  1. One of a Slavic people living between the lakes Gardno (Gardersee) and Łebsko (Lebasee) near Słupsk (Stolp) in Pomerania.

Proper noun

Slovincian

  1. The extinct language of the Slovincians.

Slovincian meaning in Arabic

Slovincian in Arabic

extinct language of the Slovincian people
سْلُوفِينْسِيَّة slūfīnsiyya, لُغَة سْلُوفِينْسِيَّة

Forms of Slovincian

pluralSlovincians
alternative formSlnc.
alternative formSlovinzian

Origin of Slovincian

From Kashubian Słowińc (“Slovincian”, person) + -ian. The ultimate origin is uncertain; the name is often said to be coined by Alexander Hilferding, but it actually predates his research, being found in (17th century) German slowinzisch, related to wendisch and often mistaken with Latin vandalicus.

Questions about Slovincian

What does Slovincian mean?
Slovincian means one of a Slavic people living between the lakes Gardno (Gardersee) and Łebsko (Lebasee) near Słupsk (Stolp) in Pomerania.
What is Slovincian in Arabic?
Slovincian in Arabic is سْلُوفِينْسِيَّة (slūfīnsiyya), لُغَة سْلُوفِينْسِيَّة. See Slovincian meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is Slovincian?
Slovincian can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Slovincian?
Slovincian is pronounced /slə(ʊ)ˈvɪnsɪ.ən/ (UK).
What is the plural of Slovincian?
The plural of Slovincian is Slovincians.

Words near Slovincian in the dictionary

  1. Slovenski
  2. Slovensky Kopov
  3. Slover
  4. Slovers
  5. Sloviansk
  6. Slovincian
  7. Slovincians
  8. Slovio
  9. Slovk.
  10. Slovn.
  11. Slovomir

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