Macedonian

From Fresh Dictionary

Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Adjective 1.4 Proper noun 1.4.1 Translations 1.4.2 External links

English

Pronunciation

Ma*ce-do*ni-an

• SAMPA: /%m{s@"d@Uni@/

MAH-seh-DOH-nee-a

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μακεδονικός (makedonikos) "related to Macedonia".

Adjective

Macedonian

1. Of or pertaining to the Macedonian people or language.

Proper noun

Macedonian (plural Macedonians)

1. An inhabitant, resident, or a person of descent from the ancient Macedonian kingdom, the Greek region of Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia or Bulgarian Macedonia.
2. An Ancient Greek dialect that was spoken in the ancient Macedonian kingdom, a subbranch of the ancient Greek Doric dialect.
3. A Slavic (Slavonic) language (most likely a Bulgarian dialect) spoken in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, south western Bulgaria, northern parts of the province of Macedonia in Greece, south eastern Serbia and Montenegro, and parts of far eastern Albania.

Translations

person

Bosnian: Makedonac m., Makedonka f. Croatian: Makedonac m., Makedonka f. French: Macédonien m, Macédonienne f Greek: Μακεδονικός (Makedonikos), Μακεδονικά (Makedonika) Italian: macedoniana f, macedoniano m Japanese: マケドニア人 Latin: Macedoniense, Macedoniensis

Macedonian: Македонец (Makedonec) f., Македонка (Makedonka) f. Portuguese: macedônico Serbian: Cyrillic: Македонац m., Македонка f. Roman: Makedonac m., Makedonka f. Slovenian: Makedonec m., Makedonka f.

Slavic language of Macedonia

Belarusian: Македонская (Makedonskaja) Bosnian: makedonski m. Bulgarian: Македонски (Makedonski) Croatian: makedonski m. Dutch: Macedonisch French: macédonien m. German: Mazedonisch Japanese: マケドニア語

Macedonian: Македонски (Makedonski) m. Russian: Македонский (Makedonskij) Serbian: Cyrillic: македонски m. Roman: makedonski m. Slovenian: makedonščina f. Ukrainian: Македонський (Makedons'kyj)

Ancient Greek dialect

External links

• Macedonian as a Bulgarian dialect from UCC
• Macedonian from Encyclopaedia Britannica
• Macedonian - English Dictionary: from Webster's Dictionary - the Rosetta Edition.

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