slon
Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *slonъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈslon]
Noun
slon m anim (female equivalent slonice)
- elephant
- (xiangqi) elephant: a xiangqi piece that is moved two points diagonally, may not jump over intervening pieces and may not cross the river.
Declension
Derived terms
See also
| Xiangqi pieces in Czech (see also: siang-čchi, čínské šachy) (layout · text) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| generál | strážce | slon | kůň | vůz | kanón | voják |
Further reading
- “slon”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “slon”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “slon”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English slān; equivalent to slo + -en (plural suffix).
Noun
slon
- plural of slo
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *slonъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /slôn/
Noun
slȍn m anim (Cyrillic spelling сло̏н)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | slȍn | slònovi |
| genitive | slona | slonova |
| dative | slonu | slonovima |
| accusative | slona | slonove |
| vocative | slone | slonovi |
| locative | slonu | slonovima |
| instrumental | slonom | slonovima |
Further reading
- “slon”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *slonъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [slɔn]
Noun
slon m animal (female equivalent slonica, relational adjective sloní or slonový, diminutive sloník)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | slon | slony |
| genitive | slona | slonov |
| dative | slonovi | slonom |
| accusative | slona | slony |
| locative | slonovi | slonoch |
| instrumental | slonom | slonmi |
Derived terms
- sloníča n
- slonovina f
Further reading
- “slon”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *slonъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /slɔ́n/
Audio: (file)
Noun
slȍn m anim (female equivalent sloníca or slónica)
Declension
| Masculine anim., hard o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | slòn | ||
| gen. sing. | slôna | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
slòn | slôna | slôni |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
slôna | slônov | slônov |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
slônu | slônoma | slônom |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
slôna | slôna | slône |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
slônu | slônih | slônih |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
slônom | slônoma | slôni |
Further reading
- “slon”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025
Tày
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *soːlᴬ (“to teach”). Cognate with Thai สอน (sɔ̌ɔn), Northern Thai ᩈᩬᩁ, Lao ສອນ (sǭn), Lü ᦉᦸᧃ (ṡoan), Tai Dam ꪎꪮꪙ, Shan သွၼ် (sǎun), Tai Nüa ᥔᥩᥢᥴ (sóan), Ahom 𑜏𑜨𑜃𑜫 (son), Zhuang son.
Pronunciation
- (Thạch An – Tràng Định) IPA(key): [ɬɔn˧˥]
- (Trùng Khánh) IPA(key): [θɔn˦]
Verb
slon
References
- Dương Nhật Thanh, Hoàng Tuấn Nam (2003) Hoàng Triều Ân, editor, Từ điển chữ Nôm Tày [A Dictionary of (chữ) Nôm Tày][1] (in Tày and Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Khoa học xã hội [Social Sciences Publishing House]
- Hoàng Văn Ma, Lục Văn Pảo, Hoàng Chí (2006) Từ điển Tày-Nùng-Việt [Tay-Nung-Vietnamese dictionary] (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Từ điển Bách khoa Hà Nội
- Lương Bèn (2011) Từ điển Tày-Việt [Tay-Vietnamese dictionary][2][3] (in Vietnamese), Thái Nguyên: Nhà Xuất bản Đại học Thái Nguyên
Teribe
Noun
slon
References
- Gamarra A., Enrique, Villagra S., Inocencio (1980) Llëbo ñaglo lok kibokwogo ëre e lanyo = Vocabulario ilustrado teribe-español[4] (overall work in Teribe and Spanish), Instituto Nacional de Cultura & Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 9