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Slavicism en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • slä′vĭ-sĭz(ə)m
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈslɑː.vɪ.sɪz(ə̯)m̩/

Etymology

Etymology tree English Slavic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Slavicism From Slavic + -ism.

Meanings

  1. (countable, rhetoric) A linguistic feature of one or more Slavic languages, especially a Slavic idiom or phrasing that appears in a non-Slavic language.
  2. (uncountable, usually) An attitude, custom, or other feature that is characteristically Slavic.
  3. (uncountable, usually) Esteem for and emulation of Slavic culture and politics.

Forms

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Slavicisms Number=Plur lexicographic