Slovakishn.adj.
/slə(ʊ)ˈveɪkɪʃ/, /ˈsləʊvakɪʃ/, U.S. /sloʊˈveɪkɪʃ/, /ˈsloʊvækɪʃ/ A. n.
The Slovak language; = Slovak n. 2.
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1834 Biblical Repository July 470 A society was formed, the members of which bound themselves to buy the books written in Slovakish by Bernolak and his friends.
1883 W. R. Morfill Slavonic Lit. i. 9 The dialect, Ugro-Slovenish.., shows some connexion with Slovakish.
1950 Delta Democrat Times (Greenville, Mississippi) 8 Jan. 13/5 Each of them speaks Ukrainian, Polish, German, Russian, Checkish and Slovakish, in addition to their amazing use of English.
2006 R. Weinstock Twice Buried, Still Alive 159 The officer was very pleased to note that my Opa spoke Slovakish, and after handing him his visa he had a long discussion with him in that language.
B. adj.
= Slovak adj. Now rare.
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1834 Biblical Repository Apr. 346 The great similarity of the Slovakish language with the Old Slavic, especially of the national dialect spoken by those Slovaks, who live scattered through Hungary.
1850 ‘Talvi’ Hist. View Lang. & Lit. Slavic Nations iii. i. 217 A voluminous Slovakish dictionary.
1883 Nation (N.Y.) 36 546 The annexation of the Slovakish territory of Hungary.
1969 Notes 25 620 Twelve Slovakish folk songs for two violins.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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