Slovakia

See also: slovakia, Slovákia, and Slóvakía

English

Etymology

First attested to in German in 1586, itself apparently derived from Slovak Slováky,[1] equivalent to English Slovak + -ia.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /sləʊˈvæ.ki.ə/, /sləʊˈvɑː.ki.ə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /sloʊˈvɑ.ki.ə/, /sloʊˈvæ.ki.ə/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ækiə, -ɑːkiə

Proper noun

Slovakia

  1. A country in Central Europe. Official name: Slovak Republic. Capital and largest city: Bratislava.

Translations

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References

  1. Uličný, Ferdinand (2014) “Toponymum Slovensko – pôvod a obsah názvu [The name Slovakia (Slovensko) – its origin and content]”, in Historický časopis, number 3, Historický ústav SAV, →ISSN, page 548

Further reading

Faroese

Etymology

Ultimately from Slovak Slovák + -ia.

Proper noun

Slovakia n

  1. Slovakia (a country in Central Europe)

Declension

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Slovakia
Accusative Slovakia
Dative Slovakia
Genitive Slovakia

Finnish

Etymology

From German Slowakei, from Slovak Slovák.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsloʋɑkiɑ/, [ˈs̠lo̞ʋɑ̝ˌk̟iɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -iɑ
  • Syllabification(key): Slo‧va‧ki‧a

Proper noun

Slovakia

  1. Slovakia (a country in Central Europe)

Declension

Inflection of Slovakia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative Slovakia
genitive Slovakian
partitive Slovakiaa
illative Slovakiaan
singular plural
nominative Slovakia
accusative nom. Slovakia
gen. Slovakian
genitive Slovakian
partitive Slovakiaa
inessive Slovakiassa
elative Slovakiasta
illative Slovakiaan
adessive Slovakialla
ablative Slovakialta
allative Slovakialle
essive Slovakiana
translative Slovakiaksi
abessive Slovakiatta
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Slovakia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Slovakiani
accusative nom. Slovakiani
gen. Slovakiani
genitive Slovakiani
partitive Slovakiaani
inessive Slovakiassani
elative Slovakiastani
illative Slovakiaani
adessive Slovakiallani
ablative Slovakialtani
allative Slovakialleni
essive Slovakianani
translative Slovakiakseni
abessive Slovakiattani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Slovakiasi
accusative nom. Slovakiasi
gen. Slovakiasi
genitive Slovakiasi
partitive Slovakiaasi
inessive Slovakiassasi
elative Slovakiastasi
illative Slovakiaasi
adessive Slovakiallasi
ablative Slovakialtasi
allative Slovakiallesi
essive Slovakianasi
translative Slovakiaksesi
abessive Slovakiattasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Slovakiamme
accusative nom. Slovakiamme
gen. Slovakiamme
genitive Slovakiamme
partitive Slovakiaamme
inessive Slovakiassamme
elative Slovakiastamme
illative Slovakiaamme
adessive Slovakiallamme
ablative Slovakialtamme
allative Slovakiallemme
essive Slovakianamme
translative Slovakiaksemme
abessive Slovakiattamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Slovakianne
accusative nom. Slovakianne
gen. Slovakianne
genitive Slovakianne
partitive Slovakiaanne
inessive Slovakiassanne
elative Slovakiastanne
illative Slovakiaanne
adessive Slovakiallanne
ablative Slovakialtanne
allative Slovakiallenne
essive Slovakiananne
translative Slovakiaksenne
abessive Slovakiattanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Slovakiansa
accusative nom. Slovakiansa
gen. Slovakiansa
genitive Slovakiansa
partitive Slovakiaansa
inessive Slovakiassaan
Slovakiassansa
elative Slovakiastaan
Slovakiastansa
illative Slovakiaansa
adessive Slovakiallaan
Slovakiallansa
ablative Slovakialtaan
Slovakialtansa
allative Slovakialleen
Slovakiallensa
essive Slovakianaan
Slovakianansa
translative Slovakiakseen
Slovakiaksensa
abessive Slovakiattaan
Slovakiattansa
instructive
comitative

Derived terms

compounds

See also

Ido

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sloˈvaki̯a/

Proper noun

Slovakia

  1. Slovakia (a country in Central Europe)

See also

Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

Slovakia

  1. Slovakia (a country in Central Europe)

See also

Norwegian Nynorsk

Proper noun

Slovakia

  1. Slovakia (a country in Central Europe)

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