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=== Spelling === | === Spelling === | ||
Spelling rules were not standardized in earlier centuries. In Slovak, the following spelling variations are common:<br> | Spelling rules were not standardized in earlier centuries. In Slovak, the following spelling variations are common:<br> | ||
''i, y'' and ''j'' used interchangeably<br> | '''''i, y''''' and '''''j''''' used interchangeably<br> | ||
''s'' and ''z'' used interchangeably<br> | '''''s''''' and '''''z''''' used interchangeably<br> | ||
w used for ''v''<br> | '''w''' used for '''''v'''''<br> | ||
''rz'' used for ''r''<br> | '''''rz''''' used for '''''r'''''<br> | ||
''sz'' used for ''š''<br> | '''''sz''''' used for '''''š'''''<br> | ||
''cz'' used for ''č''<br> | '''''cz''''' used for '''''č'''''<br> | ||
Slovak is a phonetic language, which means words are pronounced as they are written. | Slovak is a phonetic language, which means words are pronounced as they are written. | ||
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Many registers in Slovakia were recorded in Hungarian, and there were specific rules for how to convert Slovak names into Hungarian spelling (common names were just translated): | Many registers in Slovakia were recorded in Hungarian, and there were specific rules for how to convert Slovak names into Hungarian spelling (common names were just translated): | ||
c → cz (ex. Cilka = Czilka) | '''c''' → '''cz''' (ex. Cilka = Czilka) | ||
č → cs (ex. Čistko = Csistko) | '''č''' → '''cs''' (ex. Čistko = Csistko) | ||
ď → gy (ex. Ďuro = Gyuro) | '''ď''' → '''gy''' (ex. Ďuro = Gyuro) | ||
ľ → ly (ex. Ľubomir = Lyubomir) | '''ľ''' → '''ly''' (ex. Ľubomir = Lyubomir) | ||
ň → ny (Fraňo = Franyo) | '''ň''' → '''ny''' (Fraňo = Franyo) | ||
s → sz (Jaroslav = Jaroszlav) | '''s''' → '''sz''' (Jaroslav = Jaroszlav) | ||
š → s (Šimko = Simko) | '''š''' → '''s''' (Šimko = Simko) | ||
ț → ty (Šțastko = Styastko) | '''ț''' → '''ty''' (Šțastko = Styastko) | ||
ž → zs (Boženka = Bozsenka) | '''ž''' → '''zs''' (Boženka = Bozsenka) | ||
== Additional Resources == | == Additional Resources == | ||