затвор

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *zatvorъ, derived from *verti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zɐtˈvɔr]

Noun

затво́р • (zatvór) m

1. prison, jail
2. imprisonment
3. (firearms) lock (mechanism to ignite the propellant in a firearm)
4. (photography) shutter
5. (engineering) gate, lock (on a dam or sluice)

Declension

Declension of затво́р

	singular	plural
indefinite	затво́р zatvór	затво́ри zatvóri
definite (subject form)	затво́рът zatvórǎt	затво́рите zatvórite
definite (object form)	затво́ра zatvóra
count form	—	затво́ра zatvóra

References

• затвор in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
• затвор in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)

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Macedonian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *zatvorъ, derived from *verti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzatvɔr]

• Audio

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Noun

затвор • (zatvor) m (related adjective затворски)

1. prison, jail

Declension

Declension of затвор

	singular	plural
indefinite	затвор	затвори
definite unspecified	затворот	затворите
definite proximal	затворов	затвориве
definite distal	затворон	затворине
vocative	затвору	затвори
count form	—	затвора

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Russian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *zatvorъ, derived from *verti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zɐtˈvor]

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

затво́р • (zatvór) m inan (genitive затво́ра, nominative plural затво́ры, genitive plural затво́ров)

1. bolt, bar, latch (for locking a door, window, etc.)
2. (engineering) gate, valve
3. camera shutter

   спуск затво́ра ― spusk zatvóra ― shutter release

4. (plumbing) trap
5. (firearms) breechblock
6. (electronics) gate (of a field-effect transistor)

Declension

Declension of затво́р (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	затво́р zatvór	затво́ры zatvóry
genitive	затво́ра zatvóra	затво́ров zatvórov
dative	затво́ру zatvóru	затво́рам zatvóram
accusative	затво́р zatvór	затво́ры zatvóry
instrumental	затво́ром zatvórom	затво́рами zatvórami
prepositional	затво́ре zatvóre	затво́рах zatvórax

Related terms

• затво́рный (zatvórnyj)
• затворя́ть (zatvorjátʹ), затвори́ть (zatvorítʹ)

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *zatvorъ, derived from *verti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zǎːtʋor/
• Hyphenation: зат‧вор

Noun

за́твор m (Latin spelling zátvor)

1. prison, jail
2. (medicine) constipation (state of the bowels)
3. (linguistics) closure, occlusion
4. closing (act of)

Declension

Declension of затвор

	singular	plural
nominative	затвор	затвори
genitive	затвора	затвора
dative	затвору	затворима
accusative	затвор	затворе
vocative	затворе	затвори
locative	затвору	затворима
instrumental	затвором	затворима