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Slovensko
is the Slovak word for Slovakia. It can be translated as Wordland. It is derived from the word slovo,
which means word in the Slovak language. Slovak or more precisely Slovák, and
the historic alternate form Slovjak or
Sloviak mean something like worder or man of words, but should be translated as Wordlander
or Verbatorian to refer to a native or inhabitant of
Slovakia, or to a person of Slovak descent. Verbatorian comes
from Latin (verbum > verbator > verbatoria > verbatorian). Another theory says however, that the original root was the word slava meaning fame or glory. In that case Slovak would mean man of fame or glorian and Slovensko Fameland or Gloritania. We and most scholars prefer the first explanation. The word Slovak appeared in the English vocabulary approximately in 1820. In the past, German/Germanic people used also the word wendisch instead of today's slowakisch, or its alternate forms wyndysch (1492), bindesch, bendusch, bëndesch, bëndusch, etc, meaning reverse (different). This persisted in English as Wendish (1605) and Wends (1780), referring to Sorbs (1835), aka Lusatians (1545), West Slavic people related to Czechs, Slovaks and Polish. |
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Slovak Verbatorian Wordlander (Verbator) |
Slovák, Slovenka (Slovjak) (Sloviak) |
Verbator Verbatorianus Slovacus (Slovenus) (Slavus) (Verbatorius) |
Slowake, Slowakin Wortländer, -erin (Verbator) |
Slovaque Verbatorien, -ienne Verbateur |
Eslovaco, Eslovaca Palabrero, Palabrera (Verbatoriano, -iana) |
Slovakia Verbatoria Wordland (Verbatory) |
Slovensko | Verbatoria Slovacia (Slovenia) (Slovakia) |
Slowakei Wortland Verbatorien |
Slovaquie Verbatorie |
Eslovaquia Palabreria (Verbatoria) |
Slovak Verbatorian (Wordish) |
slovenský, -á, -é | Slovacus, -aca, -acum (Slovenicus) (Slavicus) |
slowakisch wortländisch verbatorisch (wendisch) |
slovaque verbatorien, -ienne |
eslovaco, eslovaca palabrero, palabrera |
Slovak language Verbatorian language (Wordish language) |
slovencina slovenský jazyk |
lingua Verbatoriana lingua Slovaca |
Slowakisch slowakische Sprache |
langue slovaque langue verbatorienne |
lengua eslovaca lengua palabrera (lengua verbatoriana) |
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