Complete Definition of "sloven"

see|Sloven

English

Etymology
from Middle Flemish sloovin "a scold" realated to sloef, "untidy, shabby," from P.Gmc. *slup- + O.Fr. suffix -ain, from Latin -anus Related to slob, slow, sloth, slush, slurp, sloof, slattern, and slut.

Noun
en-noun

  1. A man or boy habitually negligent of neatness and order; -- the male equivalent of slattern, or slut; untidy, dirty.
  2. low, base, lewd
  3. obsolete immoral woman

Derived terms
slovenliness
slovenly
slovenness


Dutch

Noun
sloven

  1. plural of|sloof|lang=Dutch

Norwegian

Noun
no-noun-m1|sloven

#Person from Slovenia

Synonyms
slovener

Related terms
Slovenia#Norwegian|Slovenia
slovensk


Romanian

Etymology
SH.|ro #Croatian|sloven

Pronunciation
IPA|[slo'ven]|lang=ro

Adjective
ro-adj|4

  1. context|of a person Slovene, Slovenian

Declension
ro-adj-4|sloven

Noun
ro-noun|gendm|plsloveni|f=sloven�

  1. a Slovene/Slovenian person

Declension
ro-noun-m|plsloveni|defslovenul

Category:ro:Nationalities


Swedish

Noun
sv-noun-reg-er
sloven

#A person from Slovenia, chiefly male

See also
slovenska

io:sloven
pl:sloven
ru:sloven
te:sloven
vi:sloven
vo:sloven

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