Standard Lemma guide

Slovene

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.

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  • UK: /ˈsləʊviːn/
  • UK: /sləˈviːn/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -iːn
  • CMU ARPABET: S L OW2 V IY1 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to Slovenia, the Slovenes or the Slovene language.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

The South Slavic language of the Slovenes and the official language of Slovenia.

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 Slovenia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

the Slavic language of Slovenes

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 of Slovenia

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 German Slowene, from Slovene Slovenec. Related to Slav and Slovak.

Across languages

Translations

225 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: Sloweens — adjective
  • Albanian: slloven — adjective
  • Arabic: سْلُوفِينِيّ (slovēniyy) — adjective
  • Armenian: սլովեներեն (sloveneren) — adjective
  • Asturian: eslovenu — adjective
  • Azerbaijani: sloven — adjective
  • Basque: esloveniar — adjective
  • Belarusian: славе́нскі (slavjénski) — adjective
  • Bengali: স্লোভেনীয় (slōbheniẏo) — adjective
  • Bulgarian: слове́нски (slovénski) — adjective
  • Burmese: ဆလိုဗေးနီးယား (hca.luibe:ni:ya:) — adjective
  • Carpathian Rusyn: словіньскый (slovinʹskŷj) — adjective
  • Catalan: eslovè — adjective
  • Chinese Mandarin: 斯洛文尼亞的 /斯洛文尼亚的 (Sīluòwénníyà de) — adjective
  • Czech: slovinský — adjective
  • Danish: slovensk — adjective
  • Dutch: Sloveens — adjective
  • Esperanto: slovena — adjective
  • Estonian: sloveeni — adjective
  • Finnish: slovenialainen — adjective
  • French: slovène — adjective
  • Galician: esloveno — adjective
  • Georgian: სლოვენიური (sloveniuri) — adjective
  • German: slowenisch — adjective
  • German: windisch — adjective
  • Greek: σλοβενικός (slovenikós) — adjective
  • Hebrew: סְלוֹבֶנִי (sloveni) — adjective
  • Hindi: स्लोवेन (sloven) — adjective
  • Hungarian: szlovén — adjective
  • Icelandic: slóvenskur — adjective
  • Icelandic: slóvenískur — adjective
  • Irish: Slóivéanach — adjective
  • Japanese: スロヴェニアの (Surovenia no) — adjective
  • Japanese: スロベニアの (Surobenia no) — adjective
  • Kazakh: словен (sloven) — adjective
  • Khmer: ស្លូវេនី (slouveinii) — adjective
  • Korean: 슬로베니아의 (Seullobenia-ui) — adjective
  • Kyrgyz: словен (sloven) — adjective
  • Latvian: slovēņu — adjective
  • Latvian: slovēnisks — adjective
  • Lithuanian: slovėnų — adjective
  • Lithuanian: slovėniškas — adjective
  • Macedonian: словенечки (slovenečki) — adjective
  • Mongolian: словен (sloven) — adjective
  • Norwegian Bokmål: slovensk — adjective
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: slovensk — adjective
  • Occitan: eslovèn — adjective
  • Pannonian Rusyn: словенски (slovenski) — adjective
  • Persian: اسلوونیایی (esluveniyâyi) — adjective
  • Persian: اسلوونیائی (esluveniyâ'i) — adjective
  • Polish: słoweński — adjective
  • Portuguese: esloveno — adjective
  • Romanian: sloven — adjective
  • Russian: слове́нский (slovénskij) — adjective
  • Serbo-Croatian: сло̀веначкӣ — adjective
  • Serbo-Croatian: сло̀ве̄нскӣ — adjective
  • Serbo-Croatian: slòvenačkī — adjective
  • Serbo-Croatian: slòvēnskī — adjective
  • Slovak: slovinský — adjective
  • Slovene: slovénski — adjective
  • Spanish: esloveno — adjective
  • Swedish: slovensk — adjective
  • Tajik: словенӣ (sloveni) — adjective
  • Thai: สโลวีเนีย (sà-loo-wii-niia) — adjective
  • Turkish: Sloven — adjective
  • Turkmen: slowen — adjective
  • Ukrainian: слове́нський (slovénsʹkyj) — adjective
  • Uyghur: سلوۋېن (slowën) — adjective
  • Uzbek: sloven — adjective
  • Vietnamese: Xlô-ven-ni-a — adjective
  • Welsh: Slofenaidd — adjective
  • Yiddish: סלאָוועניש (slovenish) — adjective
  • Afrikaans: Sloweens — the language
  • Albanian: slloven — the language
  • Arabic: سْلُوفِينِيَّة (slovēniyya) — the language
  • Armenian: սլովեներեն (sloveneren) — the language
  • Asturian: eslovenu — the language
  • Azerbaijani: sloven — the language
  • Azerbaijani: sloven dili — the language
  • Basque: esloveniera — the language
  • Belarusian: славе́нская мо́ва (slavjénskaja móva) — the language
  • Belarusian: славе́нская (slavjénskaja) — the language
  • Bengali: স্লোভেনীয় ভাষা (slōbheniẏo bhaśa) — the language
  • Bengali: স্লোভেনীয় (slōbheniẏo) — the language
  • Bulgarian: слове́нски (slovénski) — the language
  • Catalan: eslovè — the language
  • Chinese Mandarin: 斯洛文尼亞語 /斯洛文尼亚语 (sīluòwénníyàyǔ, sīluòwénníyǎyǔ) — the language
  • Chinese Mandarin: 斯洛維尼亞語 /斯洛维尼亚语 (sīluòwéiníyàyǔ, sīluòwéiníyǎyǔ) — the language
  • Czech: slovinština — the language
  • Danish: slovensk — the language
  • Dutch: Sloveens — the language
  • Esperanto: slovena — the language
  • Finnish: sloveeni — the language
  • French: slovène — the language
  • Friulian: sloven — the language
  • Georgian: სლოვენური (slovenuri) — the language
  • German: Slowenisch — the language
  • German: Windisch — the language
  • Greek: σλοβενικά (sloveniká) — the language
  • Hindi: स्लोवेनियाई (sloveniyāī) — the language
  • Hungarian: szlovén — the language
  • Icelandic: slóvenska — the language
  • Irish: Slóivéinis — the language
  • Italian: sloveno — the language
  • Japanese: スロベニア語 (surobeniago) — the language
  • Japanese: スロヴェニア語 (suroveniago) — the language
  • Korean: 슬로베니아어 (seullobenia'eo) — the language
  • Latvian: slovēņu — the language
  • Latvian: slovēņu valoda — the language
  • Lithuanian: slovėniškas — the language
  • Macedonian: словенечки (slovenečki) — the language
  • Navajo: Słobíín bizaad — the language
  • Norwegian Bokmål: slovensk — the language
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: slovensk — the language
  • Occitan: eslovèn — the language
  • Pannonian Rusyn: словенски (slovenski) — the language
  • Persian: اسلوونیایی (esluveniyâyi) — the language
  • Persian: اسلوونیائی (esluveniyâ'i) — the language
  • Polish: słoweński — the language
  • Portuguese: esloveno — the language
  • Romanian: slovenă — the language
  • Romanian: limba slovenă — the language
  • Russian: слове́нский (slovénskij) — the language
  • Scots: Slovenie — the language
  • Serbo-Croatian: сло̀веначкӣ — the language
  • Serbo-Croatian: slòvenačkī — the language
  • Slovak: slovinčina — the language
  • Slovene: slovénščina — the language
  • Lower Sorbian: słowjeńska rěč — the language
  • Lower Sorbian: słowjeńšćina — the language
  • Upper Sorbian: słowjenska rěč — the language
  • Upper Sorbian: słowjenšćina — the language
  • Spanish: esloveno — the language
  • Swedish: slovenska — the language
  • Turkish: Slovence — the language
  • Ukrainian: слове́нська (slovénsʹka) — the language
  • Welsh: Slofeneg — the language
  • Afrikaans: Sloween — a person
  • Albanian: slloven — a person
  • Arabic: سْلُوفِينِيّ (slovēniyy) — a person
  • Arabic: سْلُوفِينِيَّة (slovēniyya) — a person
  • Armenian: սլովեն (sloven) — a person
  • Armenian: սլովենացի (slovenacʻi) — a person
  • Asturian: eslovenu — a person
  • Asturian: eslovena — a person
  • Azerbaijani: sloven — a person
  • Belarusian: славе́нец (slavjénjec) — a person
  • Belarusian: славе́нка (slavjénka) — a person
  • Bulgarian: слове́нец (slovénec) — a person
  • Bulgarian: слове́нка (slovénka) — a person
  • Catalan: eslovè — a person
  • Chinese Mandarin: 斯洛文尼亞人 /斯洛文尼亚人 (sīluòwénníyàrén, sīluòwénníyǎrén) — a person
  • Chinese Mandarin: 斯人 (sīrén) — a person
  • Cornish: Sloven — a person
  • Cornish: Slovenes — a person
  • Czech: Slovinec — a person
  • Czech: Slovinka — a person
  • Danish: slovener — a person
  • Dutch: Sloveen — a person
  • Dutch: Sloveense — a person
  • Esperanto: sloveno — a person
  • Esperanto: slovenino — a person
  • Estonian: sloveen — a person
  • Finnish: sloveeni — a person
  • Finnish: slovenialainen — a person
  • French: Slovène — a person
  • Georgian: სლოვენიელი (slovenieli) — a person
  • German: Slowene — a person
  • German: Slowenin — a person
  • German: Windischer — a person
  • German: Windische — a person
  • Greek: Σλοβένος (Slovénos) — a person
  • Greek: Σλοβένα (Slovéna) — a person
  • Hungarian: szlovén — a person
  • Icelandic: Slóveni — a person
  • Irish: Slóivéanach — a person
  • Japanese: スロベニア人 (surobeniajin) — a person
  • Japanese: スロヴェニア人 (suroveniajin) — a person
  • Kazakh: словен (sloven) — a person
  • Korean: 슬로베니아인 (seullobeniain) — a person
  • Korean: 슬로베니아 사람 (seullobenia saram) — a person
  • Kyrgyz: словен (sloven) — a person
  • Latvian: slovēnis — a person
  • Latvian: slovēniete — a person
  • Lithuanian: slovėnas — a person
  • Lithuanian: slovėnė — a person
  • Macedonian: Словенец (Slovenec) — a person
  • Macedonian: Словенка (Slovenka) — a person
  • Norwegian Bokmål: slovener — a person
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sloven — a person
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: slovenar — a person
  • Occitan: eslovèn — a person
  • Pannonian Rusyn: Словенєц (Slovenjec) — a person
  • Pannonian Rusyn: Словенка (Slovenka) — a person
  • Persian: اسلوونیایی (esluveniyâyi) — a person
  • Persian: اسلوونیائی (esluveniyâ'i) — a person
  • Polish: Słoweniec — a person
  • Polish: Słowenka — a person
  • Portuguese: esloveno — a person
  • Portuguese: eslovena — a person
  • Romanian: sloven — a person
  • Romanian: slovenă — a person
  • Russian: слове́нец (slovénec) — a person
  • Russian: слове́нка (slovénka) — a person
  • Serbo-Croatian: Слове́нац — a person
  • Serbo-Croatian: Сло̀ве̄нка — a person
  • Serbo-Croatian: Slovénac — a person
  • Serbo-Croatian: Slòvēnka — a person
  • Slovak: Slovinec — a person
  • Slovak: Slovinka — a person
  • Slovene: Slovénec — a person
  • Slovene: Slovénka — a person
  • Spanish: esloveno — a person
  • Swedish: sloven — a person
  • Swedish: slovenska — a person
  • Tajik: словен (sloven) — a person
  • Turkish: Sloven — a person
  • Turkish: Slovenyalı — a person
  • Turkmen: slowen — a person
  • Ukrainian: слове́нець (slovénecʹ) — a person
  • Ukrainian: слове́нка (slovénka) — a person
  • Uyghur: سلوۋېن (slowën) — a person
  • Uyghur: سلوۋېنىيىلىك (slowëniyilik) — a person
  • Uzbek: sloven — a person
  • Welsh: Slofeniad — a person
Real reading context

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