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Slavic Pronunciation
Slavic is pronounced SLAH-vik, IPA /ˈslɑvɪk/.
SLAH-vik
US /ˈslɑvɪk/
Syllables: SLAH · vik (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
adjective: Belonging to the group of peoples and languages that includes Russian, Polish and Czech.
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Slavic in a Sentence
- She studies Slavic languages at the university.
- The festival had a strong Slavic flavour.
- Slavic grammar keeps cases that English dropped.
Common Mispronunciations of Slavic
Not SLA-vik
The opening takes the broad ah of palm, so the first half lands on slav and never on slab.
Not slah-VIK
SLAH holds the beat and vik runs quiet behind it.
Tip: SLAY-vik is also widely used and listed in dictionaries, especially in Britain.
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