Definitions
- 1.Slav
- 2.a man from Slavonia
- 3.a male given name
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *slověninъ, but, unlike the alternative forms, not directly inherited. The -a- vowel in the first syllable apparently derives from Russian Church Slavonic or Russian славяни́н (slavjanín), perhaps with influence from сла̏ва by folk etymology.
Forms
- Сла̀ве̄нanimate • canonical • masculine
- Slàvēnromanization
- Сло̀ве̄нalternative • ekavian • serbian
- Сло̀вје̄нalternative • ijekavian • serbian
- Сло̀вӣнalternative • ikavian • archaic
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Сла̀ве̄н | Славе́ни |
| Genitive | Славе́на | Славена |
| Dative | Славену | Славенима |
| Accusative | Славена | Славене |
| Vocative | Славену | Славени |
| Locative | Славену | Славенима |
| Instrumental | Славеном | Славенима |
Nominative
Singular
Сла̀ве̄н
Plural
Славе́ни
Genitive
Singular
Славе́на
Plural
Славена
Dative
Singular
Славену
Plural
Славенима
Accusative
Singular
Славена
Plural
Славене
Vocative
Singular
Славену
Plural
Славени
Locative
Singular
Славену
Plural
Славенима
Instrumental
Singular
Славеном
Plural
Славенима