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Balto-Slavic
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English
Alternative forms
en Balto-Slavonic dated or uncommon
en Slavo-Baltic rare usually as a translation
abbreviations: en BSl. ; BS. B.S. BS
Etymology
en :af Balto- Slavic + 1
Adjective
- Balto-Slavic
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.
en Of the modern Balto-Slavic languages, Lithuanian is often regarded as the most conservative in morphology and phonology, followed closely by Latvian.
Of or pertaining to the (Proto-)Balto-Slavic language, the people who spoke it or their culture.
Derived terms
en Proto-Balto-Slavic
en Balto-Slavicist
Related terms
en Balto-Slav
Translations
of or pertaining o the Balto-Slavic language, people or culture
Armenian: hy բալթիկ-սլավոնական
Belarusian: be ба́лта-славя́нскі
Bulgarian: bg ба́лто-славя́нски
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 波羅的-斯拉夫 bōluódì-sīlāfū
Czech: cs baltoslovanský
Dutch: nl Balto-Slavisch
Estonian: et baltislaavi
Finnish: fi baltoslaavilainen
French: fr balto-slave
Georgian: ka ბალტო-სლავური, ka ბალტოსლავური, ka ბალტურ-სლავური
German: de baltoslawisch
Hungarian: hu balti-szláv
Italian: it balto-slave
Japanese: ja バルト・スラヴ baruto-suravu
Korean: ko 발트슬라브
Latvian: lv baltu-slāvu
Lithuanian: lt baltų-slavų
Macedonian: mk балтословенски
Polish: pl bałtosłowiański
Portuguese: pt balto-eslávico
Romanian: ro balto-slav
Russian: ru ба́лто-славя́нский
Slovak: sk baltoslovanský
Spanish: es baltoeslavo
Ukrainian: uk ба́лто-слов'я́нський
Proper noun
Balto-Slavic
The Balto-Slavic language group as a whole.
en 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.
The Proto-Balto-Slavic language, i.e. the common development stage between the Proto-Indo-European and the later Baltic and Slavic languages.
Derived terms
en Proto-Balto-Slavic
Related terms
en Balto-Slav
Translations
Proto-Balto-Slavic language Proto-Balto-Slavic
en Indo-European studies Language families