East Slavic

Speech parts

1. East Slavic - Adjective

2. East Slavic - Proper noun

Meaning

East Slavic (not comparable)

Of or relating to the East Slavs, their culture or language(s).

A subgrouping of the Slavic language family spoken mainly in Belarus, Russia and Ukraine.

(historical, rare) The Old East Slavic language.

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According to this theory, the dialects of East Slavic tribes evolved gradually from the common Proto-Slavic language without any intermediate stages during the 6th through 9th centuries. Source: Internet

As noted above under zero copula, Russian and other East Slavic languages generally omit the copula in the present tense. Source: Internet

At the same time, most legal documents throughout Rus' were written in a purely Old East Slavic language (supposed to be based on the Kiev dialect of that epoch). Source: Internet

East Slavic languages such as Russian have, however, during and after Peter the Great 's Europeanization campaign, absorbed many words of Latin, French, German, and Italian origin, somewhat reducing this difference in influence. Source: Internet

Hilarion's discourse on Yaroslav and his father Vladimir is frequently cited as the first work of Old East Slavic literature. Source: Internet

As members of the East Slavic group of languages, they are descended from a common ancestor. Source: Internet

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