Meanings
proper noun
alternative rare Iyekavian · alternative Jekavian · alternative Yekavian
- A dialect, group of dialects or dialect continuum of Serbo-Croatian spoken through most of Croatia, Bosnia and Montenegro and parts of Serbia and distinguished by reflecting the Common Slavic jat (Old Cyrillic: ѣ, Glagolitic: ⱑ, Latin transcription /ě/) sound as disyllabic (triphonemic) /ije/ or diphthongal /je/ sequence.
Translations
Basque ijekaviera
- ijekavieraIjekavian dialect(s)
Bulgarian йекавски изговор
- йекавски изговор (jekavski izgovor)Ijekavian dialect(s)
Czech jekavština
- jekavštinaIjekavian dialect(s)
French iékavien, jékavien
- iékavienIjekavian dialect(s)
- jékavienIjekavian dialect(s)
German ijekavisch
- ijekavischIjekavian dialect(s)
Italian iecavo
- iecavoIjekavian dialect(s)
Polish jekawski, ijekawski
- jekawskiIjekavian dialect(s)
- ijekawskiIjekavian dialect(s)
Russian иекавский, екавский
- иекавский (ijekavskij)Ijekavian dialect(s)
- екавский (jekavskij)Ijekavian dialect(s)
Spanish iyecavo
- iyecavoIjekavian dialect(s)
Ukrainian иєкавиця, иєкавська вимова
- иєкавиця (yjekavycja)Ijekavian dialect(s)
- иєкавська вимова (yjekavsʹka vymova)Ijekavian dialect(s)
Cite this entry
APA
Ijekavian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ijekavian
MLA
“Ijekavian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ijekavian. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ijekavian,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ijekavian.
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