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Stokavian

Stokavian proper noun: the most widespread dialect of Serbo-Croatian, which is used as the dialectal basis for the standard Bosnian, Croatian, Montenegrin, and Serbian versions of the language. The word what is usually rendered as što, whence the name.

Proper noun

Stokavian

  1. The most widespread dialect of Serbo-Croatian, which is used as the dialectal basis for the standard Bosnian, Croatian, Montenegrin, and Serbian versions of the language. The word what is usually rendered as što, whence the name.

Adjective

Stokavian (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the Stokavian dialect.

Forms of Stokavian

alternative formShtokavian
alternative formŠtokavian

Questions about Stokavian

What does Stokavian mean?
Stokavian means the most widespread dialect of Serbo-Croatian, which is used as the dialectal basis for the standard Bosnian, Croatian, Montenegrin, and Serbian versions of the language. The word what is usually rendered as što, whence the name.
What part of speech is Stokavian?
Stokavian can be a proper noun or an adjective.

Words near Stokavian in the dictionary

  1. Stojanoski
  2. Stojanov
  3. Stojanovic
  4. Stojanovics
  5. Stojanovski
  6. Stokavian
  7. Stokavski
  8. stoke
  9. Stoke Albany
  10. Stoke and Hurleston
  11. Stoke Bruerne

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