zlato
Czech
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Au | |
| Previous: platina (Pt) | |
| Next: rtuť (Hg) | |
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech zlato, from Proto-Slavic *zolto. Compare Russian and Ukrainian золото (zoloto), Belarusian золата (zólata), Bulgarian and Macedonian злато (zlato), Serbo-Croatian, Slovene, and Slovak zlato, Polish, Kashubian, Lower Sorbian, and Upper Sorbian złoto, Polabian zlåtă.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈzlato]
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: zla‧to
Noun
zlato n (relational adjective zlatý, diminutive zlatíčko)
Declension
Derived terms
nouns
proverbs
Further reading
- “zlato”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “zlato”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “zlato”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
Old Czech
Alternative forms
- zlatto
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zolto.
Pronunciation
Noun
zlato n
Declension
Declension of zlato (hard o-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | zlato | zlatě | zlata |
| genitive | zlata | zlatú | zlat |
| dative | zlatu | zlatoma | zlatóm |
| accusative | zlato | zlatě | zlata |
| vocative | zlato | zlatě | zlata |
| locative | zlatě, zlatu | zlatú | zlatiech |
| instrumental | zlatem | zlatoma | zlaty |
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.
Descendants
- Czech: zlato
Further reading
- Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “zlato”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zolto, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰólh₃tom (“gold”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zlâːto/
- Hyphenation: zla‧to
Noun
zlȃto n (Cyrillic spelling зла̑то)
- gold (metal)
- Moja ogrlica je od zlata. ― My necklace is made of gold.
- objects made of gold collectively
- (by extension) something precious or extremely valuable
- term of endearment; darling, dear
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | zlato | zlata |
| genitive | zlata | zlata |
| dative | zlatu | zlatima |
| accusative | zlato | zlata |
| vocative | zlato | zlata |
| locative | zlatu | zlatima |
| instrumental | zlatom | zlatima |
Derived terms
See also
| Symbol | Pt | Au | Ag | Fe | Al | Sn | Cu | Pb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| metal | platina | zlato | srebro | željezo | aluminij | kalaj kositar |
bakar | olovo |
Further reading
- “zlato”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
Slovak
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Au | |
| Previous: platina (Pt) | |
| Next: ortuť (Hg) | |
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zolto.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈzlatɔ]
Noun
zlato n
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | zlato | zlatá |
| genitive | zlata | zlát |
| dative | zlatu | zlatám |
| accusative | zlato | zlatá |
| locative | zlate | zlatách |
| instrumental | zlatom | zlatami |
Derived terms
nouns
- zlatenko
- zlatko
- zlatuško
Further reading
- “zlato”, 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
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Au | |
| Previous: plátina (Pt) | |
| Next: žívo srebró (Hg) | |
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *zolto.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zlatóː/
Noun
zlatọ̑ n
Declension
| First neuter declension (hard o-stem) , long mixed accent (singularia tantum) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | zlatọ̑ | ||
| gen. sing. | zlatȃ | ||
| singular | |||
| nominative imenovȃlnik |
zlatọ̑ | ||
| genitive rodȋlnik |
zlatȃ | ||
| dative dajȃlnik |
zlȃtu, zlȃti | ||
| accusative tožȋlnik |
zlatọ̑ | ||
| locative mẹ̑stnik |
zlȃtu, zlȃti | ||
| instrumental orọ̑dnik |
zlȃtom | ||
| (vocative) (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik) |
zlatọ̑ | ||