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Shtokavian is an English word. Below you'll find 7 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Shtokavian in a sentence

Shtokavian meaning

Alternative spelling of Stokavian.

Using Shtokavian

  • The main meaning on this page is: Alternative spelling of Stokavian.
  • In the example corpus, shtokavian often appears in combinations such as: in shtokavian.

Context around Shtokavian

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

migrations 1× early 1× neo 1×

Often after:

became 1× writing 1× text 1× based 1×

Sentence patterns with Shtokavian

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

an early shtokavian text written 1× dialect between shtokavian and the 1× kajkavian or shtokavian based 1× of neo shtokavian 1× only in shtokavian writing and 1× population migrations shtokavian became the 1× vowels in shtokavian 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

due to population 1× however the latter 1× phonology main vowels 1× the charter of 1× the pluricentric serbo 1× the torlakian dialect 1×

Common sentence endings:

an alternative construction 1× bulgaro macedonian dialects 1× in bosnian cyrillic 1× in the northwest 1× of neo shtokavian 1× or shtokavian based 1×

Words around Shtokavian

Just before it in the word index:

shtick 41 shtf 4 shteyngart 2 shtetl 8 shtayyeh 16 shsu 3

Just after it in the word index:

shtorn 2 shtreimel 2 shts 2 shtuka 3 shtupp 2 shtupping 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aad 10 aadhar 10 aaro 10 abels 10 abidin 10 abidine 10

Corpus analysis for Shtokavian

  • In this selection, "shtokavian" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, migrations, early, neo, became, writing and text stand out and add context to how "shtokavian" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include an early shtokavian text written and dialect between shtokavian and the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "shtokavian" sits close to words such as aad, aadhar and aaro, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with shtokavian

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Phonology main Vowels The Serbo-Croatian vowel system is simple, with only five vowels in Shtokavian. (16 words)

The Charter of Ban Kulin of 1189, written by Ban Kulin of Bosnia, was an early Shtokavian text, written in Bosnian Cyrillic. (22 words)

The pluricentric Serbo-Croatian standard language and all four contemporary standard variants are based on the Eastern Herzegovinian subdialect of Neo-Shtokavian. (22 words)

Longer example sentences

Due to population migrations, Shtokavian became the most widespread in the western Balkans, intruding westwards into the area previously occupied by Chakavian and Kajkavian (which further blend into Slovenian in the northwest). (32 words)

However, the latter three tenses are typically used only in Shtokavian writing, and the time sequence of the exact future is more commonly formed through an alternative construction. (28 words)

These začinjavci were the forerunners of the rich literary production of the 16th-century literature, which, depending on the area, was Chakavian-, Kajkavian-, or Shtokavian-based. (26 words)

Example sentences (7)

Due to population migrations, Shtokavian became the most widespread in the western Balkans, intruding westwards into the area previously occupied by Chakavian and Kajkavian (which further blend into Slovenian in the northwest).

However, the latter three tenses are typically used only in Shtokavian writing, and the time sequence of the exact future is more commonly formed through an alternative construction.

Phonology main Vowels The Serbo-Croatian vowel system is simple, with only five vowels in Shtokavian.

The Charter of Ban Kulin of 1189, written by Ban Kulin of Bosnia, was an early Shtokavian text, written in Bosnian Cyrillic.

The pluricentric Serbo-Croatian standard language and all four contemporary standard variants are based on the Eastern Herzegovinian subdialect of Neo-Shtokavian.

These začinjavci were the forerunners of the rich literary production of the 16th-century literature, which, depending on the area, was Chakavian-, Kajkavian-, or Shtokavian-based.

The Torlakian dialect is often added to the list, though sources usually note that it is a transitional dialect between Shtokavian and the Bulgaro-Macedonian dialects.

Common combinations with shtokavian

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • in shtokavian 2×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "shtokavian" in a sentence?
An example: "Due to population migrations, Shtokavian became the most widespread in the western Balkans, intruding westwards into the area previously occupied by Chakavian and Kajkavian (which further blend into Slovenian in the northwest)." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "shtokavian" from authentic English texts.
What does "shtokavian" mean?
Shtokavian means: Alternative spelling of Stokavian.
How many example sentences with "shtokavian" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "shtokavian", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.