злато

From Proto-Slavic *zolto, a nominalization of злат (zlat, “golden; shining, brilliant”) (dialectal) +‎ -о (-o).

• IPA^(key): [ˈzɫato]
• Hyphenation^(key): зла‧то

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зла́то • (zláto) n (relational adjective злат or зла́тен)

1. (uncountable) gold

   зла́то на кюлче́та ― zláto na kjulčéta ― gold bullion

   пръ́стен от зла́то ― prǎ́sten ot zláto ― gold ring

2. (countable, colloquial) sheet of tinfoil

• (Chemical element): Previous: платина (platina) Next: живак (živak)

• зла́тен (zláten, “golden”)
• злата́р m (zlatár), злата́рка f (zlatárka, “goldsmith”)
  • злата́рство (zlatárstvo, “goldsmithing”)

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

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zolto.

• IPA^(key): [ˈzɫatɔ]

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злато • (zlato) n (relational adjective златен, diminutive златце)

1. gold
2. darling

From Proto-Slavic *zolto. Cognate with Serbo-Croatian, Czech, Slovene and Slovak zlato, Belarusian золата (zólata), Bulgarian злато (zlato), Polish złoto, Russian and Ukrainian зо́лото (zóloto).

злато • (zlato) n

1. gold

   Synonym: ⰸⱁⰾⱏⱅⱁ (zolŭto)

• златикъ (zlatikŭ)

Inherited from Old Slovak zlato, from Proto-Slavic *zolto. Cognates include Carpathian Rusyn зо́лото (zóloto) and Slovak zlato.

• IPA^(key): [ˈzlatɔ]
• Rhymes: -atɔ
• Hyphenation: зла‧то

злато (zlato) n (related adjective златни)

1. (uncountable) gold (element)
2. (collective) gold objects
3. (figurative) something very valuable
4. (countable, figurative) darling, dear

   злато мойо! ― zlato mojo! ― my dear! (literally, “my gold!”)

• Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “злато”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
• Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “gold”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 127

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic злато (zlato), from Proto-Slavic *zolto, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃-. Doublet of зо́лото (zóloto).

• IPA^(key): [ˈzɫatə]

зла́то • (zláto) n inan (genitive зла́та, uncountable)

1. (archaic, poetic) gold

   Synonym: зо́лото (zóloto)

• злато́й (zlatój)
• зла́тка (zlátka)

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “злато”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zolto, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰólh₃tom (“gold”).

• IPA^(key): /zlâːto/
• Hyphenation: зла‧то

зла̑то n (Latin spelling zlȃto)

1. gold (metal)

   Моја огрлица је од злата. ― My necklace is made of gold.

2. objects made of gold collectively
3. (by extension) something precious or extremely valuable
4. term of endearment; darling, dear

• “злато”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic злато (zlato), from Proto-Slavic *zolto, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃-. Doublet of зо́лото (zóloto) and зло́то (zlóto).

• IPA^(key): [ˈzɫatɔ]

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зла́то • (zláto) n inan (genitive зла́та, uncountable, relational adjective злати́й)

1. (archaic, poetic) gold

   Synonyms: зо́лото (zóloto), зло́то (zlóto)

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “злато”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2025), “злато”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–15 (а – п'ять), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN