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/
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  • Rhymes: -ækiə, -ɑːkiə

Proper noun

Slovakia

  1. A country in Central Europe. Official name: Slovak Republic

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, issue 3, Historický ústav SAV, ISSN 0018-2575

Further reading


Faroese

Etymology

Ultimately from Slovak Slovák + -ia.

Proper noun

Slovakia n

  1. Slovakia

Declension

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Slovakia
Accusative Slovakia
Dative Slovakia
Genitive Slovakia

Finnish

Etymology

From German Slowakei, from Slovak Slovák.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Slovakia

  1. Slovakia

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
instructive
abessive Slovakiatta
comitative
Possessive forms of Slovakia (type kulkija)
possessor singular plural
1st person Slovakiani Slovakiamme
2nd person Slovakiasi Slovakianne
3rd person Slovakiansa

Ido

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sloˈvaki̯a/

Proper noun

Slovakia

  1. Slovakia

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Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

Slovakia

  1. Slovakia

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Proper noun

Slovakia

  1. Slovakia

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