Slovincian

English

Alternative forms

• (abbreviation): Slnc.
• Slovinzian

Etymology

From Kashubian Słowińc (“Slovincian”, person) +‎ -ian. The ultimate origin is uncertain; the name is often said to be coined by Alexander Hilferding, but it actually predates his research, being found in (17th century) German slowinzisch, related to wendisch and often mistaken with Latin vandalicus.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /slə(ʊ)ˈvɪnsɪ.ən/, /slə(ʊ)ˈvɪnʃən/
• Rhymes: -ɪnsiən, -ɪnʃən

Noun

Slovincian (plural Slovincians)

1. One of a Slavic people living between the lakes Gardno (Gardersee) and Łebsko (Lebasee) near Słupsk (Stolp) in Pomerania.

Translations

Slovincian (person)

• Finnish: slovintsi
• German: Slowinze (de) m, Slowinzin f, Slovinze m, Slovinzin f, Slowinzer m, Slowinzerin f, Slovinzer m, Slovinzerin f
• Hungarian: szlovinc

Proper noun

Slovincian

1. The extinct language of the Slovincians.

Translations

extinct language of the Slovincian people

• Arabic: سْلُوفِينْسِيَّة f (slūfīnsiyya), لُغَة سْلُوفِينْسِيَّة f (luḡa(t) slūfīnsiyya)
• Armenian: սլովինցերեն (hy) (slovincʻeren)
• Belarusian: славі́нская мо́ва f (slavínskaja móva), славі́нская f (slavínskaja)
• Breton: slovintseg m
• Czech: slovinčtina (cs) f, severní slovinština (cs) f
• Finnish: slovintsi, slovintsin kieli
• French: slovince m
• Georgian: სლოვინცური (slovincuri)
• German: Slowinzisch (de) n, Slovinzisch n
• Hungarian: szlovinc
• Italian: slovinzo m, slovinzio m
• Kashubian: słowińsczi jãzëk m, słowińskô mòwa f, słowińsczi m
• Occitan: eslovinç m
• Polish: język słowiński m, słowiński (pl) m
• Portuguese: eslovíncio m, língua eslovíncia f
• Romanian: slovinciană f
• Russian: слови́нский язы́к m (slovínskij jazýk), слови́нский (ru) m (slovínskij), слови́нцский язы́к m (slovíncskij jazýk), слови́нцский m (slovíncskij)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: сло̀вӣнски m, словиначки m

  Roman: slòvīnski (sh) m, slovinački m

• Slovak: severná slovinčina f, pomoranská slovinčina f
• Slovene: slovinščina f
• Spanish: eslovincio m
• Ukrainian: слові́нцька мо́ва f (slovíncʹka móva), слові́нцький m (slovíncʹkyj), слові́нська мо́ва f (slovínsʹka móva), слові́нський m (slovínsʹkyj)

See also

• Wiktionary's coverage of Slovincian terms