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Slovakia

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See also: slovakia, Slovákia, and Slóvakía

English

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Etymology

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First attested to in German in 1586, itself apparently derived from Slovak Slováky,[1] equivalent to English Slovak +‎ -ia.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Slovakia

  2. A country in Central Europe. Official name: Slovak Republic. Capital and largest city: Bratislava.
    • 2017 March 2, Eliza Mackintosh, “No more excuses on resettling refugees, European Commission warns”, in CNN‎[1], archived from the original on 25 January 2018:
      Hungary, Austria and Poland are still refusing to participate in the resettlement plan, due to end in September. Other Eastern European countries, such as the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Croatia and Slovakia, are only doing so on a limited basis, the commission said.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • → Japanese: スロバキア (Surobakia)

Translations

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See also

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countries in Europe (appendix)edit

References

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  1. ^ Uličný, Ferdinand (2014), “Toponymum Slovensko – pôvod a obsah názvu [The name Slovakia (Slovensko) – its origin and content]”, in Historický časopis, number 3, Historický ústav SAV, →ISSN, page 548

Further reading

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Faroese

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Faroese Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Ultimately from Slovak Slovák + -ia.

Proper noun

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Slovakia n

  1. Slovakia (a country in Central Europe)

Declension

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singular
indefinite
nominative Slovakia
accusative Slovakia
dative Slovakia
genitive Slovakia

Finnish

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Etymology

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From German Slowakei, from Slovak Slovák.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

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Slovakia

  1. Slovakia (a country in Central Europe)

Declension

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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 —
abessive Slovakiatta —
instructive — —
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Slovakia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Slovakiani —
accusative nom. Slovakiani —
gen. Slovakiani
genitive Slovakiani —
partitive Slovakiaani —
inessive Slovakiassani —
elative Slovakiastani —
illative Slovakiaani —
adessive Slovakiallani —
ablative Slovakialtani —
allative Slovakialleni —
essive Slovakianani —
translative Slovakiakseni —
abessive Slovakiattani —
instructive — —
comitative — —
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Slovakiasi —
accusative nom. Slovakiasi —
gen. Slovakiasi
genitive Slovakiasi —
partitive Slovakiaasi —
inessive Slovakiassasi —
elative Slovakiastasi —
illative Slovakiaasi —
adessive Slovakiallasi —
ablative Slovakialtasi —
allative Slovakiallesi —
essive Slovakianasi —
translative Slovakiaksesi —
abessive Slovakiattasi —
instructive — —
comitative — —
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Slovakiamme —
accusative nom. Slovakiamme —
gen. Slovakiamme
genitive Slovakiamme —
partitive Slovakiaamme —
inessive Slovakiassamme —
elative Slovakiastamme —
illative Slovakiaamme —
adessive Slovakiallamme —
ablative Slovakialtamme —
allative Slovakiallemme —
essive Slovakianamme —
translative Slovakiaksemme —
abessive Slovakiattamme —
instructive — —
comitative — —
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Slovakianne —
accusative nom. Slovakianne —
gen. Slovakianne
genitive Slovakianne —
partitive Slovakiaanne —
inessive Slovakiassanne —
elative Slovakiastanne —
illative Slovakiaanne —
adessive Slovakiallanne —
ablative Slovakialtanne —
allative Slovakiallenne —
essive Slovakiananne —
translative Slovakiaksenne —
abessive Slovakiattanne —
instructive — —
comitative — —
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Slovakiansa —
accusative nom. Slovakiansa —
gen. Slovakiansa
genitive Slovakiansa —
partitive Slovakiaansa —
inessive Slovakiassaan
Slovakiassansa 		—
elative Slovakiastaan
Slovakiastansa 		—
illative Slovakiaansa —
adessive Slovakiallaan
Slovakiallansa 		—
ablative Slovakialtaan
Slovakialtansa 		—
allative Slovakialleen
Slovakiallensa 		—
essive Slovakianaan
Slovakianansa 		—
translative Slovakiakseen
Slovakiaksensa 		—
abessive Slovakiattaan
Slovakiattansa 		—
instructive — —
comitative — —

Derived terms

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compounds
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See also

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countries in Europe: Euroopan maat (appendix)edit

Ido

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Ido Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Slovakia

  1. Slovakia (a country in Central Europe)

See also

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countries in Europe: landi di Europa (appendix)edit

Norwegian Bokmål

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The flag of Slovakia.
The location of Slovakia in Europe.
The High Tatras in northern Slovakia.

Etymology

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Internationalism, ultimately based on Slovak Slovák (“Slovak”) with the place-name suffix -ia. The international form is first attested in German in 1586.

The ethnonym Slovák is from Slovan (“Slav”) + -ák, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *slověninъ (“Slav”). This word family is traditionally connected with *slovo (“word”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱléwos (“that which is heard; fame”), though the deeper analysis of the ethnonym is uncertain.

Parallel international forms include Norwegian Nynorsk Slovakia, Faroese Slovakia, Finnish Slovakia, Icelandic Slóvakía, Danish Slovakiet, Swedish Slovakien, German Slowakei, Dutch Slowakije, Polish Słowacja, Romanian Slovacia and English Slovakia.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /¹slʊˈʋɑː.ki.a/, [ʃlʊˈʋɑ̀ː.ki.a]
  • Rhymes: -ɑːkia
  • Hyphenation: Slo‧va‧ki‧a

Proper noun

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Slovakia

  1. Slovakia; a country in Central Europe; capital: Bratislava.
    Slovakia ble en selvstendig stat i 1993. ― Slovakia became an independent state in 1993.
    • 2026 July 21, Jørn Holm-Hansen, “Slovakia”, in Store norske leksikon‎[2], archived from the original on 27 February 2026:
      Slovakia er et land i den østlige delen av Sentral-Europa.
      Slovakia is a country in the eastern part of Central Europe.

Usage notes

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  • The official Norwegian long-form name is Den slovakiske republikk (“the Slovak Republic”).
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See also

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countries in Europe: Europas land (appendix)edit

References

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Proper noun

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Slovakia

  1. Slovakia (a country in Central Europe)
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