Ijekavian

Alternative forms

• rare Iyekavian
• Jekavian, Yekavian

Full definition of Ijekavian

Proper noun

1. 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.

Usage notes

The terms Ijekavian and Jekavian mean the same thing, and dual forms come from Serbo-Croatian ijékavskī/ије́кавскӣ and jékavskī/је́кавскӣ where they are also synonymous.

Related terms

• Ikavian
• Ekavian