слон

Belarusian

Elephant

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *slonъ.

Pronunciation

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Noun

слон • (slon) m

1. elephant

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Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA: /slɔn/

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *slonъ.

Noun

слон (slon) m (feminine слоница)

1. elephant (usually a male one)

Inflection

inflection of слон

	singular	plural
indefinite	слон	слонове
definite (subject form)	слонът	слоновете
definite (object form)	слона
count form	—	слона
vocative form	слоне	слонове

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Macedonian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *slonъ.

Noun

слон • (slon) m

1. elephant

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Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA: /slon/

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Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *slonъ, possibly a deverbative from *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 Turkish aslan (“lion”).

Noun

слон • (slon) m

1. elephant
2. (chess) bishop (Russian abbreviation: С)

Synonyms

chess piece

офицер (informal)

Declension

    declension of слон

	singular	plural
nominative	сло́н (slón)	слоны́ (sloný)
genitive	слона́ (sloná)	слоно́в (slonóv)
dative	слону́ (slonú)	слона́м (slonám)
accusative	слона́ (sloná)	слоно́в (slonóv)
instrumental	слоно́м (slonóm)	слона́ми (slonámi)
prepositional	слоне́ (sloné)	слона́х (slonáx)

Derived terms

• слонёнок
• слониха
• слоновий
• слоновый

Diminutive forms

• слоник

See also

• морской слон

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *slonъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /slôn/

Noun

сло̏н m (Latin spelling slȍn)

1. elephant

Declension

    declension of слон

	singular	plural
nominative	сло̏н	сло̀нови
genitive	слона	слонова
dative	слону	слоновима
accusative	слона	слонове
vocative	слоне	слонови
locative	слону	слоновима
instrumental	слоном	слоновима

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Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *slonъ.

Pronunciation

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Noun

слон • (slon) m

1. elephant