"Slavish" meaning in English

See Slavish in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈslɑːvɪʃ/ Forms: more Slavish [comparative], most Slavish [superlative]
Etymology: From Slav + -ish, probably after German slawisch. Etymology templates: {{af|en|Slav|-ish}} Slav + -ish, {{der|en|de|slawisch}} German slawisch Head templates: {{en-adj}} Slavish (comparative more Slavish, superlative most Slavish)
  1. (now rare) Pertaining to Slavs or the Slavic languages; Slavic. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-Slavish-en-adj-0dU48bJn

Noun

IPA: /ˈslɑːvɪʃ/
Etymology: From Slav + -ish, probably after German slawisch. Etymology templates: {{af|en|Slav|-ish}} Slav + -ish, {{der|en|de|slawisch}} German slawisch Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Slavish (uncountable)
  1. Any of various Slavic languages, especially Old Church Slavonic. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-Slavish-en-noun-AhX-5nqO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ish: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 75
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