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The Slavonic languages by Bernard Comrie and Greville G. Corbett
Call Number: PG41 .S58 1993
ISBN: 0415047552
Publication Date: 1993

This is a very useful resource for readers looking for a general introduction to Slavonic Languages. It provides comprehensive information on every language and discusses phonology, morphology, syntax, and dialects. All articles have a comprehensive bibliography. In English.

Belarus

Ėtymalahichny sloŭnik belaruskaĭ movy by V.U. Martynaŭ
Call Number: PG2833.95 .E8
ISBN: 5343003400
Publication Date: 1978-

The Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language is an excellent resource and the most complete edition in the field. The dictionary is completed up to the letter C. In Belarusian.
Арфаэпічны слоўнік беларускай мовы / Arfaėpichny sloŭnik belaruskaĭ movy by V.P. Rusak
Call Number: PG2834 .A735 2017
ISBN: 9789850821287
Publication Date: 2017

A spelling dictionary of the Belarussian language. It lists approximately 117 000 words, including contemporary derivations.

Bulgaria

Официален правописен речник на българския език : глаголи / Ofit͡sialen pravopisen rechnik na bŭlgarskii͡a ezik : glagoli by Vladko Murdarov et al.
Call Number: PG845 .O45 2016X
ISBN: 9540131545
Publication Date: 2016

A dictionary of orthography and spelling.

Church Slavonic

Slovarʹ staroslavi͡anskogo i͡azyka by A. A. Alekseev i A. S. Gerd
Call Number: PG693 .S56 2006
ISBN: 5288040419
Publication Date: 2006

The Dictionary of Old Church Slavonic is a complete record of the full vocabulary of the language. It includes all Old Slavonic words found in literary manuscripts from the 9th to the 12th centuries. The dictionary consists of 1,200 entries. Introduction to the present edition in Russian, Czech and English; introductory material to the dictionary in Czech, Russian, German and Latin; definitions in Czech, Russian, German, Greek and Latin.

Czech Republic

Příruční slovník jazyka českého by Česka akademie v̌ed a umení
Call Number: PG4625 .C4
Publication Date: 1937-57

The Dictionary of the Czech Language was created by the scholars at the Czech Academy of Sciences in the 1930s. There are more than 250,000 entries which provide grammatical information and definitions in addition to literary passages. In Czech.
Slovník spisovného jazyka českého by Boh. Havránka et al. zprac. lexikografický kolektiv Ústavu pro j̈azyk český ČSAV.: L. Doležel et al.
Call Number: PG4625 .C45
Publication Date: 1958-

This 4-volume normative dictionary of contemporary Czech is based on the 8-volume Prirucni slovnik jazyka ceskeho, but it emphasizes more current usage and the living lexicon. In Czech.
Slovník staročeský by J. Gebauer
Call Number: PG4728 .G4
Publication Date: 1913

The Dictionary of Old Czech is considered to be the best dictionary of Old Czech to date. It covers the alphabet from A-N. In Czech.
Staročeský slovník by Československá akademie věd, Ústav pro jazyk česky
Call Number: PG4728 .G42 1968
ISBN: 8020002952
Publication Date: 1968-

The scholars of the Czech Academy of Sciences carried on Gebauer’s work and continue to publish volumes of The Dictionary of Old Czech. Entries provide grammatical information and definitions in contemporary Czech. It starts with the letter N. In Czech.
Etymologický slovník jazyka českého a slovenského by Machek, Václav
Call Number: PG4580 .M3 1957
Publication Date: 1957

The Etymological Dictionary of the Czech and Slovak Languages is a one volume dictionary with an index at the back that shows which words are from which language. Entries include etymologies, related words, and definitions. In Czech and Slovak.

Macedonia

Macedonian-English Dictionary by R. G. A. De Bray
Call Number: PG1175 .E5 M33 1998X
ISBN: 0415160464
Publication Date: 1998

This dictionary is the most ambitious attempt to date to record English equivalents for the vocabulary of modern Macedonian. It covers the vocabulary encountered in a wide variety of settings and literary forms, from modern urban life to traditional folk poetry. It includes 50,000 headings, all necessary grammatical information for Macedonian words, and a broad range of idiomatic expressions and proverbs. The work is based on the lexical corpus of the renowned Rechnik na makendonskiot jazik and was prepared by scholars at the Australian National University in Canberra. In Macedonian and English.

Poland

Nowy słownik Fundacji Kościuszkowskiej = The new Kosciuszko Foundation dictionary by Jacek Fisiak, ed.
Call Number: PG6640 .N69 2003
ISBN: 0917004264
Publication Date: 2003

One of the largest English-Polish, Polish-English dictionaries, it contains 140,000 headwords, 400,000 meanings and 100,000 idioms.
Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego by Wiesław Boryś
Call Number: PG6580 .B67 2005
ISBN: 8308036481
Publication Date: 2005

Etymology dictionary that informs about changes in the form and meaning of 4600 expressions of contemporary Polish.

Russia

Академический словарь русской фразеологии / Akademicheskiĭ slovarʹ russkoĭ frazeologii by A.N. Baranova i D.O. Dobrovolʹski
Call Number: PG2689 .A33 2015
ISBN: 5905532176
Publication Date: 2015

This dictionary contains approximately 2000 idioms of contemporary Russian language. It includes examples from literary sources and everyday speech.
Академический толковый словарь русского языка / Akademicheskiĭ tolkovyĭ slovarʹ russkogo i͡azyka by L.P. Krysin, ed.
Call Number: PG2625 .A385 2016
ISBN: 5990882696
Publication Date: 2016

This dictionary of the Russian language is an updated edition of the Malyi akademicheskii slovar' (1981-1984).
Активный словарь русского языка / Aktivnyĭ slovarʹ russkogo i͡azyka by I͡U. D. Apresi͡an, ed.
Call Number: PG2625 .A5715 2014
ISBN: 9785446911875
Publication Date: 2014

The usage dictionary of the Russian language.

Serbia

Rečnik sinonima
Call Number: PG1367 .C67 2008
ISBN: 97886866730901
Publication Date: 2008

This dictionary of Serbo-Croatian synonyms and antonyms contains over 15,000 entries and more than 100,000 words and expressions.
Pravopisni rečnik srpskog jezika : sa pravopisno-gramatičkim savetnikom by Milan Šipka
Call Number: PG1247 .S47 2010
ISBN: 9788651504559
Publication Date: 2010

Serbian dictionary with instructions on spelling and grammar.

Slovakia

Slovník slovenského jazyka by Štefan Peciar
Call Number: PG5375 .S55
Publication Date: 1959-

The Dictionary of the Slovak Language is considered to be the most complete Slovak dictionary. The dictionary consists of over 500,000 words and was created by the Slovak Academy of Sciences. In Slovak.
Historický slovník slovenského jazyka by Milan Majtán ; recenzenti, Rudolf Krajčovič, Igor Němec ; [autori, V. Blanár ... et al.].
Call Number: PG5363 .H477 1991
ISBN: 8022403784
Publication Date: 1991-

This dictionary presents the Slovak language from its pre-literary period until the end of the 18th century. In Slovak.

Slovenia

Oxford veliki angleško-slovenski slovar by Simon Krek
Call Number: PG1891 .O94 2005
ISBN: 8634115593
Publication Date: 2005

This largest English-Slovene dictionary contains more than 120,000 English words and phrases.

Ukraine

An etymological dictionary of the Ukrainian language by J. Rudnyc’kyj
Call Number: PG3883 .R8 1966
Publication Date: 1966-

This dictionary is the only one of its kind in English. It was produced by renowned Ukrainian linguist Jaroslav Rudnyc’kyj. It is an excellent resource for anybody who is interested in the etymology of the Ukrainian language. In English and Ukrainian.
Etymolohichnyi slovnyk ukraïns’koi movy by O.S. Melʹnychuk (holovnyĭ redaktor) ... et al.
Call Number: PG3883.5 .E89 1982
ISBN: 9660008163
Publication Date: 1982-

This etymological dictionary of Ukrainian currently covers the alphabet from A-T. Entries provide cognates in other Slavic languages, definitions in Ukrainian, etymologies, and references to linguistic sources that discuss the word in question. Dialectal words appear in brackets. Lists of sources appear at the beginning of the first and third volumes. This dictionary is produced by scholars at the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences. In Ukrainian.
Ukraïnsʹka mova: ent͡syklopedii͡a by Rusanivsʹkyĭ V. M. , Taranenko, O. O. ... [et al.]
Call Number: PG3804 .U57 2000
ISBN: 9667492079
Publication Date: 2000

This relatively recent item is a scholarly encyclopedia of the Ukrainian language. It has entries on various linguistics topics such as biographies of famous linguists and lexicographers (many include portraits), linguistic terminology and topics such as "amplification" and "morphology", famous dictionaries and other language publications, and broader topics such as the "Ukrainian language in Kazakhstan." All articles are signed and many have bibliographic references. Some entries are quite detailed, extending to several pages in length. Many, but not all, of the articles in the encyclopedia (including the references) are also available in an online version. In Ukrainian.
Slovnyk ukraïnsʹkoï movy by I. K. Bilodid
Call Number: PG3888 .S66
Publication Date: 1970-1980

The Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language is the most complete edition of its kind, and includes over 130,000 entries. The Academy of Sciences produced this eleven volume dictionary which covers the lexicon of the modern Ukrainian language beginning in the 18th century. Entries include parts of speech, grammatical information, definitions, and passages from Ukrainian texts with exact citations for their sources including page numbers. Passages are printed in italics. The list of sources appears at the beginning of Volume One and additions to the list appear in several subsequent volumes. In Ukrainian.
Slovnyk staroukraïnsʹkoï movy: XIV-XV st. by L.L. Humetsʹka, I.M. Kernytsʹkyĭ
Call Number: PG3893.2 .S6
Publication Date: 1977-1978

This is another Academy of Sciences publication. It covers the Ukrainian language from the 14th to the 15th centuries. Entries include grammatical information, glosses in Modern Ukrainian, equivalents from other Slavic languages or Greek, as well as passages from texts with exact references to the sources including page numbers. At the end of many entries is a section "Formy" which shows variant spellings and forms of the word. In Ukrainian.
Словник української мови / Slovnyk ukraïnsʹkoï movy by V.V. Z͡Haĭvoronok
Call Number: PG3888 .S665 2012
ISBN: 9662133496
Publication Date: 2012

This updated publication is based on Slovnyk ukraïnsʹkoï movy (Kyïv : Naukova dumka, 1970-1980).