FromProto-Slavic*slonъ, possibly a deverbative fromProto-Slavic*sloniti sę(“to lean against”), relating to а medieval story of а sleeping elephant who leaned against a tree. According to some other sources, it is related to the Turkisharslan(“lion”).
слон• (slon) m animal (genitiveслана́,nominative pluralсланы́,genitive pluralслано́ў)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | слон slon | сланы́ slaný |
| genitive | слана́ slaná | слано́ў slanów |
| dative | слану́ slanú | слана́м slanám |
| accusative | слана́ slaná | слано́ў slanów |
| instrumental | слано́м slanóm | слана́мі slanámi |
| locative | слане́ slanjé | слана́х slanáx |
| count form | — | сланы́1 slaný1 |
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
| Chess pieces in Belarusian ·ша́хматныяфігу́ры(šáxmatnyja fihúry)(layout ·text) | |||||
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| каро́ль(karólʹ) | ферзь(fjerzʹ) | ладдзя́(laddzjá) | слон(slon) | конь(konʹ) | пе́шка(pjéška) |
FromProto-Slavic*slonъ, possibly a deverbative fromProto-Slavic*sloniti sę(“to lean against”), relating to а medieval story of а sleeping elephant who leaned against a tree. According to some other sources, it is related to the Turkisharslan(“lion”).
слон• (slon) m (feminineслони́ца)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | слон slon | сло́нове slónove |
| definite (subject form) | сло́нът slónǎt | сло́новете slónovete |
| definite (object form) | сло́на slóna | |
| count form | — | сло́на slóna |
| vocative form | сло́не slóne | сло́нове slónove |
FromProto-Slavic*slonъ(“offset”).
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Inherited fromProto-Slavic*slonъ, possibly a deverbative fromProto-Slavic*sloniti sę(“to lean against”), relating to а medieval story of а sleeping elephant who leaned against a tree. According to some other sources, it is related to the Turkisharslan(“lion”).
слон• (slon) m (pluralслонови,feminineслоница,relational adjectiveслонов,diminutiveслонче,augmentativeслониште)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | слон(slon) | слонови(slonovi) |
| definite unspecified | слонот(slonot) | слоновите(slonovite) |
| definite proximal | слонов(slonov) | слоновиве(slonovive) |
| definite distal | слонон(slonon) | слоновине(slonovine) |
| vocative | слону(slonu) | слонови(slonovi) |
| count form | — | слона(slona) |
Inherited fromProto-Slavic*slonъ, possibly a deverbative fromProto-Slavic*sloniti sę(“to lean against”), relating to а medieval story of а sleeping elephant who leaned against a tree. According to some other sources, it is related to theTurkisharslan(“lion”).[1][2]
Vovin (2011) proposes that Slavicslonъ reflectsOld Chinese象(*ljaŋʔ/*slaŋ/,“elephant”), an etymology previously suggested by Ivanov (1977: 156–57) albeit with an incorrect Old Chinese reconstruction *sðaŋ. As Vovin notes, contact between Slavic and Old Chinese is out of the question, so the solution might arise from an intermediary source. Ivanov (1977:154) believes that theChuvash formsслон(slon),сӑлан(sălan,“elephant”) are Russian loans, with the latter being called into question by Vovin on phonetic grounds. According to him, Russian /o/ (phonetically a diphthong [uo] with a mid-high syllabic element [o]) is unlikely to be borrowed as Chuvash low vowel /a/. The reverse, namely the borrowing ofBulgar slightly labialised /a/ as Slavic /o/ is more than likely.Chuvashсӑлан(sălan,“elephant”) is exactly the expected outcome of the Old Chinese*slaŋ with the insertion of ⟨ă⟩ breaking the OC initial cluster /sl-/ and typical Bulgar shift of Proto-Turkic *ŋ to /n/. The presence of this word in Chuvash places proto-Bulgar speakers in the vicinity of Northern China no later than first century BCE, because approximately after that date the initial clusters in Old Chinese underwent the process of simplification.[3]
слон• (slon) m anim (genitiveслона́,nominative pluralслоны́,genitive pluralслоно́в,female equivalentслони́ха,relational adjectiveслоно́выйorслоно́вий,diminutiveсло́ник,augmentativeслони́щеorслоня́ра)
Compound words:
Compounds:
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| коро́ль(korólʹ) | ферзь(ferzʹ) | ладья́(ladʹjá) | слон(slon) | конь(konʹ) | пе́шка(péška) |
Inherited fromProto-Slavic*slonъ, possibly a deverbative fromProto-Slavic*sloniti sę(“to lean against”), relating to а medieval story of а sleeping elephant who leaned against a tree. According to some other sources, it's related to the Turkisharslan(“lion”).
сло̏н m anim (Latin spellingslȍn)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | сло̏н | сло̀нови |
| genitive | слона | слонова |
| dative | слону | слоновима |
| accusative | слона | слонове |
| vocative | слоне | слонови |
| locative | слону | слоновима |
| instrumental | слоном | слоновима |
FromProto-Slavic*slonъ, possibly a deverbative fromProto-Slavic*sloniti sę(“to lean against”), relating to а medieval story of а sleeping elephant who leaned against a tree. According to some other sources, it's related to the Turkisharslan(“lion”).
слон• (slon) m animal orm inan (genitiveслона́,nominative pluralслони́,genitive pluralслоні́в,female equivalentслони́ха,relational adjectiveслоно́вийorслоня́чий,diminutiveслоне́няorслоня́)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | слон slon | слони́ sloný |
| genitive | слона́ sloná | слоні́в slonív |
| dative | слоно́ві,слону́ slonóvi,slonú | слона́м slonám |
| accusative | слона́,слон sloná,slon | слони́,слоні́в sloný,slonív |
| instrumental | слоно́м slonóm | слона́ми slonámy |
| locative | слоно́ві,слоні́ slonóvi,sloní | слона́х slonáx |
| vocative | сло́не slóne | слони́ sloný |
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| король(korolʹ) | ферзь(ferzʹ) | тура(tura) | слон(slon) | кінь(kinʹ) | пішак(pišak) |
