Macedonian
A person from MacedoniaA person from Macedonia (in any sense).
Meaning
5 senses(countable)A person from Macedonia (in any sense).
Mazedonier, Mazedonierin
македо́нецmakedónec, македо́нкаmakedónka
македо́нецьmakedónecʹ, македо́нкаmakedónka
the Slavic language of modern Macedonia
(uncountable)A South Slavic language, the standard language of the Republic of North Macedonia.
Mazedonisch
македо́нскийmakedónskij
македо́нськаmakedónsʹka
(countable, historical, uncountable)The tongue of the Ancient Macedonians, spoken in Macedon during the 1st millennium BC. (see Ancient Macedonian)
(uncountable)The Greek dialect in Macedonia, region of Greece.
(historical)A member of an anti–Nicene Creed sect founded by the Greek bishop Macedonius I of Constantinople, which flourished in the regions adjacent to the Hellespont during the latter half of the fourth, and the beginning of the fifth centuries.
Examples
17 sentencesDo you speak Macedonian?
Ви говорите македонською? — deniko
ruВы говорите по-македонски? — marafon
deSprichst du mazedonisch? — Manfredo
I am Macedonian.
Я македонець. — miketheknight
ruЯ македонец. — D15c05tu
Macedonian has four verbal moods: indicative, conditional, imperative, and renarrative.
Macedonia is called "Makedonija" in Macedonian.
ruМакедония по-македонски называется "Македония". — marafon
deMazedonien heißt auf Mazedonisch „Makedonija“. — mhr
Alexander of Macedon didn't speak Macedonian.
ruАлександр Македонский не говорил по-македонски. — odexed
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
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Origin
From Middle English Macedonyen, partly from Macedonia and partly from Latin Macedonius, +From Middle English Macedonyen, partly from Macedonia and partly from Latin Macedonius, + -an; equivalent to Macedonia + -an.
From Middle English Macedonyan, from Latin Macedoniānus, from Macedonius + -ānus, after the Greek bishop Macedonius I of Constantinople.
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Forms
plural: MacedoniansSynonyms
1 synonyms- the Slavic language of modern Macedonia:Macedonian language
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable