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Balto-Slavic en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Balto-Slavic *bálˀtasbor.? Germanicbor.? Medieval Latin Balthae plbf. ▲ Latin Balthaeder. Latin Balticusbor. English Balticbf. English Balt Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English Balto- substrateder.? Proto-Indo-European *ḱlewH-der.? Proto-Slavic *slov- Proto-Slavic *-ǫta Proto-Slavic *Slov-? Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ēnas Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Slavic *-inъ Proto-Slavic *-ěninъ Proto-Slavic *slověninъder. Ancient Greek Σκλαβηνός (Sklabēnós)der. Byzantine Greek Σκλᾰ́βος (Sklắbos)bor. Medieval Latin Sclāvusbor. Middle English Sclave English Slav Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English Slavic English Balto-Slavic From Balto- + Slavic.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to both the Baltic and Slavic language families, which together constitute a branch or dialect group within the larger Indo-European family.
    • Of the modern Balto-Slavic languages, Lithuanian is often regarded as the most conservative in morphology and phonology, followed closely by Latvian.
  2. (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to the (Proto-)Balto-Slavic language, the people who spoke it, or their culture.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
BS. alternative lexicographic
Slavo-Baltic alternative, as a translation, rare, usually lexicographic
BS alternative lexicographic
B.S. alternative lexicographic
Balto-Slavonic alternative, dated, uncommon lexicographic
BSl. alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

Proto-Balto-Slavic

Relateds

Balto-Slav

Translations (27)

de baltoslawisch (of or pertaining o the Balto-Slavic language, people or culture) · hu balti-szláv (of or pertaining o the Balto-Slavic language, people or culture) · fi baltoslaavilainen (of or pertaining o the Balto-Slavic language, people or culture) · hy բալթիկ-սլավոնական (of or pertaining o the Balto-Slavic language, people or culture) · be ба́лта-славя́нскі (of or pertaining o the Balto-Slavic language, people or culture) · ro balto-slav (of or pertaining o the Balto-Slavic language, people or culture) · ru ба́лто-славя́нский (of or pertaining o the Balto-Slavic language, people or culture) · ka ბალტო-სლავური (of or pertaining o the Balto-Slavic language, people or culture) · it balto-slave (of or pertaining o the Balto-Slavic language, people or culture) · bg ба́лто-славя́нски (of or pertaining o the Balto-Slavic language, people or culture) · ka ბალტოსლავური (of or pertaining o the Balto-Slavic language, people or culture) · ko 발트슬라브 (of or pertaining o the Balto-Slavic language, people or culture) · ka ბალტურ-სლავური (of or pertaining o the Balto-Slavic language, people or culture) · uk ба́лто-слов'я́нський (of or pertaining o the Balto-Slavic language, people or culture) · cs baltoslovanský (of or pertaining o the Balto-Slavic language, people or culture) · lt baltų-slavų (of or pertaining o the Balto-Slavic language, people or culture) · nl Balto-Slavisch (of or pertaining o the Balto-Slavic language, people or culture) · pl bałtosłowiański (of or pertaining o the Balto-Slavic language, people or culture) · es baltoeslavo (of or pertaining o the Balto-Slavic language, people or culture) · cmn 波羅的-斯拉夫 /波罗的-斯拉夫 (of or pertaining o the Balto-Slavic language, people or culture) · sk baltoslovanský (of or pertaining o the Balto-Slavic language, people or culture) · fr balto-slave (of or pertaining o the Balto-Slavic language, people or culture) · mk балтословенски (of or pertaining o the Balto-Slavic language, people or culture) · et baltislaavi (of or pertaining o the Balto-Slavic language, people or culture) · lv baltu-slāvu (of or pertaining o the Balto-Slavic language, people or culture) · ja バルト・スラヴ (of or pertaining o the Balto-Slavic language, people or culture) · pt balto-eslávico (of or pertaining o the Balto-Slavic language, people or culture)

Balto-Slavic en · PROPN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Balto-Slavic *bálˀtasbor.? Germanicbor.? Medieval Latin Balthae plbf. ▲ Latin Balthaeder. Latin Balticusbor. English Balticbf. English Balt Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English Balto- substrateder.? Proto-Indo-European *ḱlewH-der.? Proto-Slavic *slov- Proto-Slavic *-ǫta Proto-Slavic *Slov-? Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ēnas Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Slavic *-inъ Proto-Slavic *-ěninъ Proto-Slavic *slověninъder. Ancient Greek Σκλαβηνός (Sklabēnós)der. Byzantine Greek Σκλᾰ́βος (Sklắbos)bor. Medieval Latin Sclāvusbor. Middle English Sclave English Slav Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English Slavic English Balto-Slavic From Balto- + Slavic.

Meanings

  1. The Balto-Slavic language group as a whole.
    • Having originated in a satem Indo-European dialect area, some innovations such as the ruki sound rule progressed over the history of Balto-Slavic, but did not fully "complete" outside of Slavic.
  2. The Proto-Balto-Slavic language, i.e. the common development stage between the Proto-Indo-European and the later Baltic and Slavic languages.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
Slavo-Baltic alternative, as a translation, rare, usually lexicographic
B.S. alternative lexicographic
BS alternative lexicographic
BS. alternative lexicographic
Balto-Slavonic alternative, dated, uncommon lexicographic
BSl. alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

Proto-Balto-Slavic

Relateds

Balto-Slav