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Slovak

adj · name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈsloʊvɑːk/
  • /ˈsloʊvæk/
  • also: /sləˈvæk/
  • /sləˈvɑːk/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -æk
  • rhymes with -ɑːk
  • CMU ARPABET: S L OW1 V AE0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: S L OW1 V AA0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, from, or pertaining to Slovakia, the Slovak people or the Slovak language.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Slovakian, Slovakish

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

The West Slavic language of Slovakia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A person from Slovakia or of Slovak descent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Slovakian

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

the Slavic language spoken in Slovakia

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Slavic, Slavic language, Slavonic, Slavonic language

5

noun

Meaning 5

a native or inhabitant of Slovakia

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: European

History

Etymology

From Slovak Slovák (“Slovak”), from a shortening of Proto-Slavic *slověninъ (“Slav”) + -ák. Related to Slovene.

Across languages

Translations

238 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: Slowaaks — of Slovakia or its language
  • Albanian: sllovak — of Slovakia or its language
  • Arabic: سْلُوفَاكِيّ (slūfākiyy) — of Slovakia or its language
  • Armenian: սլովակական (slovakakan) — of Slovakia or its language
  • Armenian: սլովակյան (slovakyan) — of Slovakia or its language
  • Asturian: eslovacu — of Slovakia or its language
  • Azerbaijani: slovak — of Slovakia or its language
  • Basque: eslovakiar — of Slovakia or its language
  • Belarusian: слава́цкі (slavácki) — of Slovakia or its language
  • Bulgarian: слова́шки (slováški) — of Slovakia or its language
  • Burmese: ဆလိုဗားကီးယား (hca.luiba:ki:ya:) — of Slovakia or its language
  • Carpathian Rusyn: слова́цькый (slovácʹkŷj) — of Slovakia or its language
  • Catalan: eslovac — of Slovakia or its language
  • Chinese Mandarin: 斯洛伐克的 (Sīluòfákè de) — of Slovakia or its language
  • Cornish: slovakek — of Slovakia or its language
  • Czech: slovenský — of Slovakia or its language
  • Danish: slovakisk — of Slovakia or its language
  • Dutch: Slowaaks — of Slovakia or its language
  • Dutch: Slovaaks — of Slovakia or its language
  • Esperanto: slovaka — of Slovakia or its language
  • Estonian: slovaki — of Slovakia or its language
  • Farefare: solovak — of Slovakia or its language
  • Faroese: slovakskur — of Slovakia or its language
  • Finnish: slovakialainen — of Slovakia or its language
  • French: slovaque — of Slovakia or its language
  • Friulian: slovac — of Slovakia or its language
  • Galician: eslovaco — of Slovakia or its language
  • Georgian: სლოვაკური (slovaḳuri) — of Slovakia or its language
  • German: slowakisch — of Slovakia or its language
  • Greek: σλοβακικός (slovakikós) — of Slovakia or its language
  • Hebrew: סלובקי (slovaki) — of Slovakia or its language
  • Hebrew: סלובקית (slovakit) — of Slovakia or its language
  • Hindi: स्लोवाक (slovāk) — of Slovakia or its language
  • Hungarian: szlovák — of Slovakia or its language
  • Hungarian: szlovákiai — of Slovakia or its language
  • Icelandic: slóvaskur — of Slovakia or its language
  • Icelandic: slóvakískur — of Slovakia or its language
  • Irish: Slóvacach — of Slovakia or its language
  • Italian: slovacco — of Slovakia or its language
  • Japanese: スロヴァキアの (Surovakia no) — of Slovakia or its language
  • Kazakh: словак (slovak) — of Slovakia or its language
  • Khmer: ស្លូវ៉ាគី (slouvaakii) — of Slovakia or its language
  • Korean: 슬로바키아의 (Seullobakia-ui) — of Slovakia or its language
  • Kyrgyz: словак (slovak) — of Slovakia or its language
  • Lao: ສະໂລວາກີ (sa l kī) — of Slovakia or its language
  • Latin: slovācus — of Slovakia or its language
  • Latvian: slovāku — of Slovakia or its language
  • Latvian: slovākisks — of Slovakia or its language
  • Lithuanian: slovakų — of Slovakia or its language
  • Lithuanian: slovakiškas — of Slovakia or its language
  • Macedonian: словачки (slovački) — of Slovakia or its language
  • Malay: Slovak — of Slovakia or its language
  • Mongolian: словак (slovak) — of Slovakia or its language
  • Norwegian Bokmål: slovakisk — of Slovakia or its language
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: slovakisk — of Slovakia or its language
  • Occitan: eslovac — of Slovakia or its language
  • Persian: اسلواکی (eslovâki) — of Slovakia or its language
  • Polish: słowacki — of Slovakia or its language
  • Portuguese: eslovaco — of Slovakia or its language
  • Romanian: slovac — of Slovakia or its language
  • Russian: слова́цкий (slováckij) — of Slovakia or its language
  • Serbo-Croatian: сло̀ва̄чкӣ — of Slovakia or its language
  • Serbo-Croatian: slòvāčkī — of Slovakia or its language
  • Slovak: slovenský — of Slovakia or its language
  • Slovene: slováški — of Slovakia or its language
  • Upper Sorbian: słowakski — of Slovakia or its language
  • Spanish: eslovaco — of Slovakia or its language
  • Swedish: slovakisk — of Slovakia or its language
  • Tagalog: Eslobako — of Slovakia or its language
  • Tajik: словакӣ (slovaki) — of Slovakia or its language
  • Thai: สโลวาเกีย (sà-loo-waa-giia) — of Slovakia or its language
  • Turkish: Slovak — of Slovakia or its language
  • Turkmen: slowak — of Slovakia or its language
  • Ukrainian: слова́цький (slovácʹkyj) — of Slovakia or its language
  • Uyghur: سلوۋاك (slowak) — of Slovakia or its language
  • Uzbek: slovak — of Slovakia or its language
  • Vietnamese: Xlô-va-ki-a — of Slovakia or its language
  • Welsh: Slofacaidd — of Slovakia or its language
  • Yiddish: סלאָוואַקיש (slovakish) — of Slovakia or its language
  • Afrikaans: Slowaaks — language of Slovakia
  • Arabic: سْلُوفَاكِيَّة (slūfākiyya) — language of Slovakia
  • Armenian: սլովակերեն (slovakeren) — language of Slovakia
  • Asturian: eslovacu — language of Slovakia
  • Basque: eslovakiera — language of Slovakia
  • Belarusian: слава́цкая мо́ва (slaváckaja móva) — language of Slovakia
  • Belarusian: слава́цкая (slaváckaja) — language of Slovakia
  • Bulgarian: слова́шки (slováški) — language of Slovakia
  • Carpathian Rusyn: слова́цькы (slovácʹkŷ) — language of Slovakia
  • Catalan: eslovac — language of Slovakia
  • Chinese Mandarin: 斯洛伐克語 /斯洛伐克语 (sīluòfákèyǔ) — language of Slovakia
  • Cornish: Slovakek — language of Slovakia
  • Czech: slovenština — language of Slovakia
  • Danish: slovakisk — language of Slovakia
  • Dutch: Slowaaks — language of Slovakia
  • Dutch: Slovaaks — language of Slovakia
  • Farefare: solovakre — language of Slovakia
  • Faroese: slovakskt — language of Slovakia
  • Finnish: slovakki — language of Slovakia
  • French: slovaque — language of Slovakia
  • Galician: eslovaco — language of Slovakia
  • Georgian: სლოვაკური (slovaḳuri) — language of Slovakia
  • Georgian: სლოვაკური ენა (slovaḳuri ena) — language of Slovakia
  • German: Slowakisch — language of Slovakia
  • Greek: σλοβάκικα (slovákika) — language of Slovakia
  • Hindi: स्लोवाक् (slovāk) — language of Slovakia
  • Hungarian: szlovák — language of Slovakia
  • Icelandic: slóvakíska — language of Slovakia
  • Icelandic: slóvaska — language of Slovakia
  • Irish: Slóvaicis — language of Slovakia
  • Italian: slovacco — language of Slovakia
  • Japanese: スロヴァキア語 (surovakiago) — language of Slovakia
  • Japanese: スロバキア語 (surobakiago) — language of Slovakia
  • Korean: 슬로바키아어 (seullobakia'eo) — language of Slovakia
  • Northern Kurdish: slovakî — language of Slovakia
  • Latvian: slovāku valoda — language of Slovakia
  • Latvian: slovāku — language of Slovakia
  • Lithuanian: slovakų kalba — language of Slovakia
  • Lithuanian: slovakų — language of Slovakia
  • Macedonian: словачки (slovački) — language of Slovakia
  • Navajo: Słóbaʼ bizaad — language of Slovakia
  • Norwegian Bokmål: slovakisk — language of Slovakia
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: slovakisk — language of Slovakia
  • Persian: زبان اسلواکی (zabân eslovâki) — language of Slovakia
  • Persian: اسلواکی (eslovâki) — language of Slovakia
  • Polish: słowacki — language of Slovakia
  • Portuguese: eslovaco — language of Slovakia
  • Romanian: limba slovacă — language of Slovakia
  • Romanian: slovacă — language of Slovakia
  • Russian: слова́цкий (slováckij) — language of Slovakia
  • Serbo-Croatian: словачки — language of Slovakia
  • Serbo-Croatian: slovački — language of Slovakia
  • Slovak: slovenčina — language of Slovakia
  • Slovene: slováščina — language of Slovakia
  • Upper Sorbian: słowakšćina — language of Slovakia
  • Spanish: eslovaco — language of Slovakia
  • Swahili: Kislovakia — language of Slovakia
  • Swahili: Kislovaki — language of Slovakia
  • Swedish: slovakiska — language of Slovakia
  • Tigrinya: ስሎቨክኛ (səloväkña) — language of Slovakia
  • Turkish: Slovakça — language of Slovakia
  • Ukrainian: слова́цька мо́ва (slovácʹka móva) — language of Slovakia
  • Ukrainian: слова́цька (slovácʹka) — language of Slovakia
  • Welsh: Slofaceg — language of Slovakia
  • Yiddish: סלאָוואַקיש (slovakish) — language of Slovakia
  • Afrikaans: Slowaak — native of Slovakia
  • Albanian: sllovak — native of Slovakia
  • Arabic: سْلُوفَاكِيّ (slūfākiyy) — native of Slovakia
  • Arabic: سْلُوفَاكِيَّة (slūfākiyya) — native of Slovakia
  • Armenian: սլովակ (slovak) — native of Slovakia
  • Asturian: eslovacu — native of Slovakia
  • Asturian: eslovaca — native of Slovakia
  • Azerbaijani: slovak — native of Slovakia
  • Basque: eslovakiar — native of Slovakia
  • Belarusian: слава́к (slavák) — native of Slovakia
  • Belarusian: слава́чка (slaváčka) — native of Slovakia
  • Bulgarian: слова́к (slovák) — native of Slovakia
  • Bulgarian: слова́чка (slováčka) — native of Slovakia
  • Carpathian Rusyn: Слова́к (Slovák) — native of Slovakia
  • Carpathian Rusyn: Слова́чка (Slováčka) — native of Slovakia
  • Catalan: eslovac — native of Slovakia
  • Catalan: eslovaca — native of Slovakia
  • Chinese Mandarin: 斯洛伐克人 (sīluòfákèrén) — native of Slovakia
  • Cornish: Slovak — native of Slovakia
  • Cornish: Slovakes — native of Slovakia
  • Czech: Slovák — native of Slovakia
  • Czech: Slovenka — native of Slovakia
  • Danish: slovak — native of Slovakia
  • Dutch: Slowaak — native of Slovakia
  • Dutch: Slovaak — native of Slovakia
  • Dutch: Slowaakse — native of Slovakia
  • Dutch: Slovaakse — native of Slovakia
  • Esperanto: slovako — native of Slovakia
  • Esperanto: slovakino — native of Slovakia
  • Estonian: slovakk — native of Slovakia
  • Farefare: solovakga — native of Slovakia
  • Faroese: slovaki — native of Slovakia
  • Finnish: slovakki — native of Slovakia
  • French: Slovaque — native of Slovakia
  • Galician: eslovaco — native of Slovakia
  • Georgian: სლოვაკი (slovaḳi) — native of Slovakia
  • Georgian: სლოვაკელი (slovaḳeli) — native of Slovakia
  • German: Slowake — native of Slovakia
  • German: Slowakin — native of Slovakia
  • Hungarian: szlovák — native of Slovakia
  • Icelandic: Slóvaki — native of Slovakia
  • Irish: Slóvacach — native of Slovakia
  • Italian: slovacco — native of Slovakia
  • Italian: slovacca — native of Slovakia
  • Japanese: スロヴァキア人 (surovakiajin) — native of Slovakia
  • Japanese: スロバキア人 (surobakiajin) — native of Slovakia
  • Kazakh: словак (slovak) — native of Slovakia
  • Korean: 슬로바키아인 (seullobakiain) — native of Slovakia
  • Korean: 슬로바키아 사람 (seullobakia saram) — native of Slovakia
  • Kyrgyz: словак (slovak) — native of Slovakia
  • Latin: slovācus — native of Slovakia
  • Latvian: slovāks — native of Slovakia
  • Latvian: slovākiete — native of Slovakia
  • Lithuanian: slovakas — native of Slovakia
  • Lithuanian: slovakė — native of Slovakia
  • Macedonian: Словак — native of Slovakia
  • Macedonian: Словачка (Slovačka) — native of Slovakia
  • Norwegian Bokmål: slovak — native of Slovakia
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: slovak — native of Slovakia
  • Persian: اسلواکی (eslovâki) — native of Slovakia
  • Polish: Słowak — native of Slovakia
  • Polish: Słowaczka — native of Slovakia
  • Portuguese: eslovaco — native of Slovakia
  • Romanian: slovac — native of Slovakia
  • Romanian: slovacă — native of Slovakia
  • Russian: слова́к (slovák) — native of Slovakia
  • Russian: слова́чка (slováčka) — native of Slovakia
  • Serbo-Croatian: Сло̀ва̄к — native of Slovakia
  • Serbo-Croatian: Слова̀киња — native of Slovakia
  • Serbo-Croatian: Slòvāk — native of Slovakia
  • Serbo-Croatian: Slovàkinja — native of Slovakia
  • Slovak: Slovák — native of Slovakia
  • Slovak: Slovenka — native of Slovakia
  • Slovene: Slovák — native of Slovakia
  • Slovene: Slovákinja — native of Slovakia
  • Upper Sorbian: Słowak — native of Slovakia
  • Upper Sorbian: Słowačka — native of Slovakia
  • Spanish: eslovaco — native of Slovakia
  • Spanish: eslovaca — native of Slovakia
  • Swahili: Mslovakia — native of Slovakia
  • Swahili: Mslovaki — native of Slovakia
  • Swedish: slovak — native of Slovakia
  • Swedish: slovakiska — native of Slovakia
  • Tajik: словакӣ (slovaki) — native of Slovakia
  • Tajik: словак (slovak) — native of Slovakia
  • Turkish: Slovak — native of Slovakia
  • Turkish: Slovakyalı — native of Slovakia
  • Turkmen: slowak — native of Slovakia
  • Ukrainian: слова́к (slovák) — native of Slovakia
  • Ukrainian: слова́чка (slováčka) — native of Slovakia
  • Uyghur: سلوۋاك (slowak) — native of Slovakia
  • Uzbek: slovak — native of Slovakia
  • Welsh: Slofaciad — native of Slovakia
  • Yiddish: סלאָוואַק (slovak) — native of Slovakia
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