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/ˈsloʊvɑːk/
/ˈsloʊvæk/
also:/sləˈvæk/
/sləˈvɑːk/
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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
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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
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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