Tomislav
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From tomiti + slava (“glory”), from Proto-Slavic *tomiti (“to torture, to oppress”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tômislaʋ/
- Hyphenation: To‧mi‧slav
Proper noun
Tȍmislav m anim (Cyrillic spelling То̏мислав)
- a male given name
Usage notes
- Attested accents: Tȍmislav (considered the most widespread by D. Vidović), Tȍmislāv, Tomìslav,[1] Tòmislav[2][3] < Tomȉslav (Kosovo-Resava dialect)[4] = Tomi̍slav (Torlak),[5] The historically original accent was likely *Tomi̋slav, corresponding to Tomȉslav/Tomi̍slav/Tòmislav.[6]
- Name of the first Croatian king Tomislav (early 10th century), first attested in Latin in Pope John X's letter to Tomislav (~925): "Tamiscla[us], re[x] Crouatorum".[7] In 20th century used again by monarchies due to its historical symbolism: Prince Tomislav (Kingdom of Yugoslavia) and Tomislav II (Independent State of Croatia); also in toponyms: Tomislavgrad, Tomislavovac. The name returned to use in Croatia in 19th and became widespread in the second half of 20th century.[1]
Declension
Declension of Tomislav
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Tȍmislav |
| genitive | Tȍmislava |
| dative | Tȍmislavu |
| accusative | Tȍmislava |
| vocative | Tȍmislave |
| locative | Tȍmislavu |
| instrumental | Tȍmislavom |
Derived terms
- Tomislava (female name)
- Tomislavgrad (toponym)
- Tomislavovac (toponym)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Vidović, Domagoj (2025), “O osobnome imenu Tomislav u hrvatskome imenoslovlju”, in Hrvatski iseljenički zbornik[1], Zagreb: Hrvatska matica iseljenika, page 99 of 97–103
- ^ “Tomislav”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026
- ^ Ћупић, Драго; Милисављевић, Света (1986), “Ономастика дела Тамнаве”, in Ономатолошки прилози, volume VII, Београд: Српска академија наука и уметности, page 451 of 437–482
- ^ Стијовић, Светозар (1981), “Ономастика средишњег дела Метохијског (Пећког) Подгора”, in Ономатолошки прилози, volume II, Београд: Српска академија наука и уметности, page 205 et passim of 197–338
- ^ Стаменковић, Јаворка (1981), “Ономастички подаци за десет села на десној обали Јужне Мораве (општина Врање)”, in Ономатолошки прилози, volume II, Београд: Српска академија наука и уметности, page 409 et passim of 405–446
- ^ cf. Kapović, Mate (2024), “Lexical Composition”, in Danko Šipka, Wayles Browne, editors, The Cambridge Handbook of Slavic Linguistics, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, page 252
- ^ Jakov Stipišić; Miljen Šamšalović (1967), Marko Kostrenčić, editor, Diplomatički zbornik Kraljevine Hrvatske, Dalmacije i Slavonije. Svezak I. Listine godina 743–1100[2], Zagreb: JAZU, pages 33–35
Further reading
- “Tomislav”, in Portal suvremenih hrvatskih osobnih imena [Portal of contemporary Croatian personal names] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2018–2026
- Josip Jedvaj, editor (1962–1966), “Tomislav”, in Rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika[3] (in Serbo-Croatian), volume 18, Zagreb: JAZU, page 459
Slovene
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tóːmislaʋ/
Proper noun
Tọ̑mislav m anim
- a male given name
Declension
| Masculine anim., hard o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | Tomislav | ||
| gen. sing. | Tomislava | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
Tomislav | Tomislava | Tomislavi |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
Tomislava | Tomislavov | Tomislavov |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
Tomislavu | Tomislavoma | Tomislavom |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
Tomislava | Tomislava | Tomislave |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
Tomislavu | Tomislavih | Tomislavih |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
Tomislavom | Tomislavoma | Tomislavi |
Further reading
- “Tomislav”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026