balvan

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈpalːvan/

Noun

balvan

  1. essive of balva

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bъlvanъ. Cognate with Polish bałwan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bǎlʋan/
  • Hyphenation: bal‧van

Noun

bàlvan m inan (Cyrillic spelling ба̀лван)

  1. beam, log (piece of timber)

Declension

Declension of balvan
singular plural
nominative balvan balvani
genitive balvana balvana
dative balvanu balvanima
accusative balvan balvane
vocative balvane balvani
locative balvanu balvanima
instrumental balvanom balvanima

Further reading

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