This is a list of Croatian

dictionaries A dictionary is a listing of lexemes from the lexicon of one or more specific languages, often arranged alphabetically (or by radical and stroke for ideographic languages), which may include information on definitions, usage, etymologies, p ...

published before the 20th century.

16th, 17th and 18th century

*1595 –

Faust Vrančić Fausto Veranzio ( la, Faustus Verantius; hr, Faust Vrančić; Hungarian language, Hungarian and Latin regional pronunciation, Vernacular Latin: ''Verancsics Faustus'';Andrew L. SimonMade in Hungary: Hungarian contributions to universal cultur ...

, ''Dictionarium quinque nobilissimarum Europae linguarum Latinae, Italicae, Germanicae, Dalmaticae et Ungaricae'' (the first Croatian printed dictionary in the form of a separate work). *1599 –

Bartol Kašić Bartol Kašić ( la, Bartholomaeus Cassius, it, Bartolomeo Cassio; August 15, 1575 – December 28, 1650) was a Jesuit clergyman and grammarian during the Counter-Reformation, who wrote the first Illyrian grammar and translated the Bible and th ...

, ''Razlika skladanja slovinska'' (Various Slavic compositions) (a Croatian–

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...

manuscript dictionary). *1649 –

Jakov Mikalja Giacomo Micaglia''“In Peschice de Gargano si costruisce una nave pro parte Johannis de Natali de Ragusio, Baroli commorantis”. Il calefatore è Marinus de Ragusio.''Cod. Dipl. Barl., 1570 vol. 10, n. 380> was a settlement of Croat refugees

, ''Blago jezika slovinskoga'' (Treasury of the

Slavic language The Slavic languages, also known as the Slavonic languages, are Indo-European languages spoken primarily by the Slavs, Slavic peoples and their descendants. They are thought to descend from a proto-language called Proto-Slavic language, Proto ...

) (containing selected words in an idiom in which

Čakavian Chakavian or Čakavian (, , , sh-Latn, čakavski proper name: or own name: ''čokovski, čakavski, čekavski'') is a South Slavic regiolect or language spoken primarily by Croats along the Adriatic coast, in the historical regions of Dalmat ...

characteristics are grafted upon the main corpus of Ijekavian

Štokavian Shtokavian or Štokavian (; sh-Latn, štokavski / sh-Cyrl, italics=no, штокавски, ) is the prestige dialect of the pluricentric Serbo-Croatian language and the basis of its Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian and Montenegrin standards. It ...

and Ikavian texts). *1670 –

Juraj Habdelić Juraj Habdelić (17 April or 27 November 1609 – 27 November 1678) was a Croatian lexicographer, writer and Jesuit priest. Born in Staro Čiče, his parents were Boldižar Habdelić and Margarita Kraljić. He went to gymnasium in Zagreb, studied ...

, ''Dictionar ili rechi slovenske z vexega ukup ebrane'' (Dictionary of Slavic words brought together,

Kajkavian Kajkavian (Kajkavian noun: ''kajkavščina''; Shtokavian adjective: ''kajkavski'' , noun: ''kajkavica'' or ''kajkavština'' ) is a South Slavic regiolect or language spoken primarily by Croats in much of Central Croatia, Gorski Kotar and nort ...

). :

Pavao Ritter Vitezović Pavao Ritter Vitezović (; 7 January 1652 – 20 January 1713) was a Habsburg-Croatian polymath, variously described as a historian, linguist, publisher, poet, political theorist, diplomat, printmaker, draughtsman, cartographer, writer and print ...

, ''Lexicon Latino-Illyricum'' (a manuscript Latin- Illyrian dictionary in which the author carried out in practice his views on the language and spelling). *1728 – Ardelio della Bella, ''Dizionario Italiano–Latino–Illirico'' (mainly based on

Ragusan Ragusan may refer to: * citizen of the Republic of Ragusa hr, Sloboda se ne prodaje za sve zlato svijeta it, La libertà non si vende nemmeno per tutto l'oro del mondo"Liberty is not sold for all the gold in the world" , population_estimate ...

literary sources, but also includes Čakavian sources; supplemented by a short grammar of Croatian). * Adam Patačić, ''Dictionarium latino-illyricum et germanicum'' (manuscript dictionary). *1740 –

Ivan Belostenec Ivan Belostenec (c. 1594 – 2 February 1675) was a Croatian linguist, lexicographer and poet. Life In 1616 he joined the Paulists. He studied philosophy in Vienna and theology in Rome. Belostenec was a prior of Pauline monasteries in Lepoglava ...

, ''Gazophylacium seu latino-illyricorum onomatum aerarium''.(a Kajkavian-based monumental dictionary of 50,000 entries) *1741 – Franjo Sušnik-

Andrija Jambrešić Andrija Jambrešić (20 September 1706 – 13 May 1758) was a Croatian writer, lexicographer and linguist. He is best known for his dictionary ''Lexicon Latinum'', which he created in collaboration with Franjo Sušnik (1686 – 1739) and published i ...

, ''Lexicon latinum interpretatione illyrica, germanica et hungarica locu pIes'' (the names "Croatian" and " Illyrian" are used synonymously). *1778 – Marijan Lanosović, ''Slavonisches Worterbuch'' (a list of

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

words and their Croatian equivalents), added to the grammar entitled ''Neue Einleitung zur slavonischen Sprache'', Osijek. (M. Lanosović is the author of several Croatian dictionaries which have remained in manuscript).

19th century

*1801 –

Joakim Stulić Joakim Stulić, also Joakim Stulli as styled by himself, (1730–1817) was a lexicographer from the Republic of Ragusa, the author of the biggest dictionary in the older Croatian lexicography. He was born in Dubrovnik, where he received his p ...

, ''Lexicon latino-italico-illyricum'', Budim. *1802—03 –

Josip Voltiggi Josip Voltiggi or Josip Voltić (1750–1825) was a Venetian linguist from Istria. In 1803, he published his ''Grammatica illirica'', in ''Ricoslovnik illiricskoga, italianskoga i nimacskoga jezika s’ jednom pridpostavljenomm grammatikom illi p ...

, ''Ričoslovnik iliričkoga, italijanskoga i nimačkoga jezika'' (A dictionary of the Illyrian, Italian and German languages) (based on Ikavian; Jekavian forms are cited along with Ikavian; Ekavian forms refer to Ikavian). *1806 –

, ''Rječosložje ilirsko-talijansko-latinsko'' (Illyrian—Italian—Latin dictionary), Dubrovnik. *1810 –

, ''Vocabolario italiano-illirico-latino'', Dubrovnik (the bulk of the dictionary was excerpted from published works of Ragusan writers, along with

Dalmatia Dalmatia (; hr, Dalmacija ; it, Dalmazia; see #Name, names in other languages) is one of the four historical region, historical regions of Croatia, alongside Croatia proper, Slavonia, and Istria. Dalmatia is a narrow belt of the east shore of ...

n, Herzegovinian, Bosnian,

Slavonia Slavonia (; hr, Slavonija) is, with Dalmatia, Croatia proper, and Istria, one of the four historical regions of Croatia. Taking up the east of the country, it roughly corresponds with five Croatian counties: Brod-Posavina, Osijek-Baranja ...

n and

Istria Istria ( ; Croatian language, Croatian and Slovene language, Slovene: ; ist, Eîstria; Istro-Romanian language, Istro-Romanian, Italian language, Italian and Venetian language, Venetian: ; formerly in Latin and in Ancient Greek) is the larges ...

n sources. More than 80,000 words on 4,600 pages, excerpted from 120 authors). *1842 –

Ivan Mažuranić Ivan Mažuranić (; 11 August 1814 – 4 August 1890) was a Croatian poet, linguist, lawyer and politician who is considered to be one of the most important figures in Croatia's political and cultural life in the mid-19th century. Mažuranić se ...

and Josip Užarević, ''Njemačko—ilirski slovar'' (A German–Illyrian dictionary. First "truly modern" Croatian dictionary). *1874–75 : Bogoslav Šulek, ''Hrvatsko-njemačko-talijanski rječnik znanstvenog nazivlja'' (Croatian–German–Italian dictionary of scientific terminology. The cornerstone of modern civilisation terminology). *1880–1976 : ''Rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika'' (Dictionary of Croatian or Serbian),

JAZU The Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts ( la, Academia Scientiarum et Artium Croatica, hr, Hrvatska akademija znanosti i umjetnosti, abbrev. HAZU) is the national academy of Croatia. HAZU was founded under patronage of the Croatian bishop Jo ...

, Zagreb. The

neogrammarian The Neogrammarians (German: ''Junggrammatiker'', 'young grammarians') were a German school of linguists, originally at the University of Leipzig, in the late 19th century who proposed the Neogrammarian hypothesis of the regularity of sound change ...

based magnum opus. More than 250,000 words.

External links

croDict.com – online Croatian–English–German Dictionary
by the

Institute of Croatian Language and Linguistics The Institute of Croatian Language and Linguistics ( hr, Institut za hrvatski jezik i jezikoslovlje) is an official institute in Croatia whose purpose is to preserve and foster the Croatian language. It traces its history back to 1948, when it was ...

A Chronological List of Prominent Croatian DictionariesWeb interface
to Goran Igaly's English-Croatian free dictionary
Croatian–English–Croatian Dictionary
About 180 000 translated words
www.DrDicty.com
– Comprehensive Croatian dictionary with phrases, proverbs and examples {{DEFAULTSORT:Croatian dictionaries

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