bivol
See also: Bivol
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic бꙑволъ (byvolŭ), from Proto-Slavic *byvolъ, from Vulgar Latin *būvalus, from Latin būbalus, from Ancient Greek βούβαλος (boúbalos). Doublet of bour, which was inherited from Latin.
Noun
bivol m (plural bivoli)
- buffalo
Declension
Declension of bivol
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) bivol | bivolul | (niște) bivoli | bivolii |
| genitive/dative | (unui) bivol | bivolului | (unor) bivoli | bivolilor |
| vocative | bivolule | bivolilor | ||
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
- bivo
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *byvolъ.
Noun
bivol m (Cyrillic spelling бивол)
- buffalo
Declension
Declension of bivol
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | bivol | bivoli |
| genitive | bivola | bivola |
| dative | bivolu | bivolima |
| accusative | bivola | bivole |
| vocative | bivole | bivoli |
| locative | bivolom | bivolima |
| instrumental | bivolu | bivolima |
Slovene
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bíːʋɔl/
Noun
bȋvol m anim
- buffalo
Inflection
| Masculine anim., hard o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | bívol | ||
| gen. sing. | bívola | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) | bívol | bívola | bívoli |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) | bívola | bívolov | bívolov |
| dative (dajȃlnik) | bívolu | bívoloma | bívolom |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) | bívola | bívola | bívole |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) | bívolu | bívolih | bívolih |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) | bívolom | bívoloma | bívoli |
Further reading
- “bivol”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran