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Slovene

Slovene

1 7.2
A language spoken in Slovenia by most people
  • noun
  • /sloʊˈviːn/
: esloveno
  • In school, we learned to speak Slovene alongside other languages like English and German.

Examples

  • The professor gave a lecture on the structure and grammar of Slovene as a South Slavic language.

  • The language of education in these schools was English, but Slovene was taught as a separate subject and also partially used in religious classes and musical events.

    Academic text (1996)

  • Many tourists find it fascinating to hear Slovene spoken during their visits to Slovenia.

Synonyms

Slovene language
vsSlovene
6.9

A language spoken mainly in Slovenia

is the same meaning but uses the country's name form

Compounds

Slovene language
6.9

A language spoken mainly in Slovenia

Surface Forms

Slovene singular
Slovenes plural

Etymology

Slovene for the language comes from the name of the country Slovenia and the people called Slovenes, from an old Slavic word often said to mean 'people who speak', so Slovene is the speech or language of those people.