Jekavian

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A form of Ijekavian — 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.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Ijekavian.
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APA

Jekavian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jekavian

MLA

“Jekavian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jekavian. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Jekavian,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jekavian.

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