клоун

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from English clown.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɫɔon]

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Noun

кло́ун • (klóun) m

1. clown

Declension

Declension of кло́ун

	singular	plural
indefinite	кло́ун klóun	кло́уни klóuni
definite (subject form)	кло́унът klóunǎt	кло́уните klóunite
definite (object form)	кло́уна klóuna
count form	—	кло́уна klóuna

References

• “клоун”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “клоун”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Anagrams

• уклон (uklon)

Russian

клоун – clown

Etymology

Borrowed from English clown.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɫoʊn]

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Noun

кло́ун • (klóun) m anim (genitive кло́уна, nominative plural кло́уны, genitive plural кло́унов, relational adjective кло́унский)

1. clown

   Вааг бои́тся кло́унов. ― Vaag boítsja klóunov. ― Vahag is scared of clowns.

2. (derogatory) irresponsible person, who states unfounded claims, often thoughtless or careless

Declension

Declension of кло́ун (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	кло́ун klóun	кло́уны klóuny
genitive	кло́уна klóuna	кло́унов klóunov
dative	кло́уну klóunu	кло́унам klóunam
accusative	кло́уна klóuna	кло́унов klóunov
instrumental	кло́уном klóunom	кло́унами klóunami
prepositional	кло́уне klóune	кло́унах klóunax

Related terms

• клоуна́да (klounáda)
• кло́унский (klóunskij)

Descendants

• → Armenian: կլոուն (kloun)
• → Georgian: კლოუნი (ḳlouni)

Anagrams

• колу́н (kolún)
• куло́н (kulón)
• укло́н (uklón)

Ukrainian

Etymology

Borrowed from English clown.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɫɔʊn]

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Noun

кло́ун • (klóun) m pers (genitive кло́уна, nominative plural кло́уни, genitive plural кло́унів, feminine клоуне́са, relational adjective кло́унський)

1. clown (slapstick performance artist often associated with a circus)
2. clown (person who acts in a silly fashion)

Declension

Declension of кло́ун (pers hard masc-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	кло́ун klóun	кло́уни klóuny
genitive	кло́уна klóuna	кло́унів klóuniv
dative	кло́унові, кло́уну klóunovi, klóunu	кло́унам klóunam
accusative	кло́уна klóuna	кло́унів klóuniv
instrumental	кло́уном klóunom	кло́унами klóunamy
locative	кло́унові, кло́уні klóunovi, klóuni	кло́унах klóunax
vocative	кло́уне klóune	кло́уни klóuny

Derived terms

• клоуна́да f (klounáda)

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “клоун”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2016), “клоун”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 7 (кварта́л – кя́хтинський), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “клоун”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “клоун”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “клоун”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• “клоун”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “клоун”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)