злато
Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *zolto, a nominalization of злат (zlat, “golden; shining, brilliant”) (dialectal) + -о (-o).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈzɫato]
Noun
зла́то • (zláto) n (related adjective злат or зла́тен)
- (uncountable) gold
- (countable, colloquial) sheet of tinfoil
Declension
singular | plural | |
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indefinite | зла́то zláto | злата́ zlatá |
definite | зла́тото zlátoto | злата́та zlatáta |
Coordinate terms
- (Chemical element): Previous: платина (platina) Next: живак (živak)
Derived terms
- зла́тен (zláten, “golden”)
- злата́р m (zlatár), злата́рка f (zlatárka, “goldsmith”)
- злата́рство (zlatárstvo, “goldsmithing”)
References
- злато in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
- злато in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)
Macedonian
Chemical element | |
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Au | |
Previous: платина (platina) (Pt) | |
Next: жива (živa) (Hg) |
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *zolto.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈzɫatɔ]
Audio (file)
Noun
злато • (zlato) n (related adjective златен, diminutive златце)
- gold
- darling
Declension
singular | plural | |
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indefinite | злато | злата |
definite unspecified | златото | златата |
definite proximal | златово | златава |
definite distal | златоно | златана |
vocative | злато | злата |
Old Church Slavonic
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Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *zolto. Cognate with Serbo-Croatian, Czech, Slovene and Slovak zlato, Belarusian золата (zólata), Bulgarian злато (zlato), Polish złoto, Russian and Ukrainian зо́лото (zóloto).
Noun
злато • (zlato) n
- gold
- Synonym: ⰸⱁⰾⱏⱅⱁ (zolŭto)
Declension
Case | Singular | Dual | Plural |
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Nominative | злато zlato | златѣ zlatě | злата zlata |
Accusative | злато zlato | златѣ zlatě | злата zlata |
Genitive | злата zlata | златоу zlatu | златъ zlatŭ |
Locative | златѣ zlatě | златоу zlatu | златѣхъ zlatěxŭ |
Dative | златоу zlatu | златома zlatoma | златомъ zlatomŭ |
Instrumental | златомь zlatomĭ | златома zlatoma | златꙑ zlaty |
Vocative | злато zlato | златѣ zlatě | злата zlata |
Derived terms
- златикъ (zlatikŭ)
Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic злато (zlato), from Proto-Slavic *zolto, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃-.Doublet of зо́лото (zóloto).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈzɫatə]
Noun
зла́то • (zláto) n inan (genitive зла́та, uncountable)
- (archaic, poetic) gold
- Synonym: зо́лото (zóloto)
Declension
singular | |
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nominative | зла́то zláto |
genitive | зла́та zláta |
dative | зла́ту zlátu |
accusative | зла́то zláto |
instrumental | зла́том zlátom |
prepositional | зла́те zláte |
Derived terms
- злато́й (zlatój)
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “злато”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *zolto, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰólh₃tom (“gold”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zlâːto/
- Hyphenation: зла‧то
Noun
зла̑то n (Latin spelling zlȃto)
- gold (metal)
- Моја огрлица је од злата. ― My necklace is made of gold.
- objects made of gold collectively
- (by extension) something precious or extremely valuable
- term of endearment; darling, dear
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nominative | злато | злата |
genitive | злата | злата |
dative | злату | златима |
accusative | злато | злата |
vocative | злато | злата |
locative | злату | златима |
instrumental | златом | златима |