zvon

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech zvon, from Proto-Slavic *zvonъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈzvon]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

zvon m inan

  1. bell (metallic resonating object)
  2. plunger, plumber's friend

Declension

Derived terms

adjectives
verbs

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic звонъ (zvonŭ), from Proto-Slavic *zvonъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zvon/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

zvon n (plural zvonuri)

  1. rumor
  2. sound (without a precise source)

Declension

Declension of zvon
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative zvon zvonul zvonuri zvonurile
genitive-dative zvon zvonului zvonuri zvonurilor
vocative zvonule zvonurilor

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zvonъ, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwon- or *swenh₂-.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zʋôn/

Noun

zvȍn m inan (Cyrillic spelling зво̏н)

  1. ring, jingle, chime (sound)

Declension

Declension of zvon
singular plural
nominative zvon zvonovi
genitive zvona zvonova
dative zvonu zvonovima
accusative zvon zvonove
vocative zvone zvonovi
locative zvonu zvonovima
instrumental zvonom zvonovima

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2021) “zvon”, in Dubravka Ivšić Majić, Tijmen Pronk, editors, Etimološki rječnik hrvatskoga jezika [Etymological dictionary of the Croatian language] (in Serbo-Croatian), volumes II: O—Ž, Zagreb: Institut za hrvatski jezik i jezikoslovlje, page 611

Further reading

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

Slovene

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zvonъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zʋóːn/
  • (regional) IPA(key): /zʋɔ́ːn/
  • Rhymes: -oːn, -ɔːn
  • Hyphenation: zvon

Noun

zvọ̑n or zvȏn m inan

  1. a large bell
    Synonyms: zvonec, zvonček, zgon, zgvon
  2. (rare) chime (sound of a bell)
    Synonyms: zven, zvenenje
  3. Anything that is open wide at one end and gradually closes towards the end, i. e. resembles the shape of a bell.
  4. (music, in the plural) chimes (instrument)
  5. (obsolete, in the plural) common columbine (aquilegia vulgaris)[→Pleteršnik, 2014]
    Synonym: navadna orlica

Declension

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First masculine declension (hard o-stem, inanimate, -ov- infix) , fixed accent
nom. sing. zvọ̑n
gen. sing. zvọ̑na
singular dual plural
nominative
imenovȃlnik
zvọ̑n zvonȏva zvonȏvi
genitive
rodȋlnik
zvọ̑na zvonóv zvonóv
dative
dajȃlnik
zvọ̑nu, zvọ̑ni zvonȏvoma, zvonȏvama zvonȏvom, zvọ̑nȏvam
accusative
tožȋlnik
zvọ̑n zvonȏva zvonȏve
locative
mẹ̑stnik
zvọ̑nu, zvọ̑ni zvonȏvih zvonȏvih
instrumental
orọ̑dnik
zvọ̑nom zvonȏvoma, zvonȏvama zvonȏvi
(vocative)
(ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)
zvọ̑n zvonȏva zvonȏvi



  • less common, archaic
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First masculine declension (hard o-stem, inanimate, -ov- infix) , long mixed accent
nom. sing. zvọ̑n
gen. sing. zvonȃ
singular dual plural
nominative
imenovȃlnik
zvọ̑n zvonȏva zvonȏvi
genitive
rodȋlnik
zvonȃ zvonóv zvonóv
dative
dajȃlnik
zvọ̑nu, zvọ̑ni zvonȏvoma, zvonȏvama zvonȏvom, zvọ̑nȏvam
accusative
tožȋlnik
zvọ̑n zvonȏva zvonȏve
locative
mẹ̑stnik
zvọ̑nu, zvọ̑ni zvonȏvih zvonȏvih
instrumental
orọ̑dnik
zvọ̑nom zvonȏvoma, zvonȏvama zvonȏvi
(vocative)
(ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)
zvọ̑n zvonȏva zvonȏvi



  • regional
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First masculine declension (hard o-stem, inanimate) , fixed accent
nom. sing. zvȏn
gen. sing. zvȏna
singular dual plural
nominative
imenovȃlnik
zvȏn zvȏna zvȏni
genitive
rodȋlnik
zvȏna zvȏnov zvȏnov
dative
dajȃlnik
zvȏnu, zvȏni zvȏnoma, zvȏnama zvȏnom, zvȏnam
accusative
tožȋlnik
zvȏn zvȏna zvȏne
locative
mẹ̑stnik
zvȏnu, zvȏni zvȏnih, zvȏnah zvȏnih, zvȏnah
instrumental
orọ̑dnik
zvȏnom zvȏnoma, zvȏnama zvȏni
(vocative)
(ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)
zvȏn zvȏna zvȏni


Derived terms

  • biti plat zvona
  • hlače na zvon
  • obesiti na zvon
  • obešati na veliki zvon
  • obešati na zvon
  • odzvānjati
  • odzvonīti
  • plat zvona
  • pod našim zvonom
  • pozvānjati
  • pozvonīti
  • udariti plat zvona
  • udarjati plat zvona
  • zazvonīti
  • zgọ̑n
  • zgvọ̑n
  • Zvon
  • zvonár
  • zvónčək
  • zvónčnica
  • zvónəc
  • zvoník
  • zvonīti
  • zvonovi gredo k svvetemu očetu po blagoslov
  • zvonovi gredo na božjo pot
  • zvonovi gredo v Rim
  • zvonovi odletijo v Rim

See also

  • zveneti (to sound)
  • zvok (sound)
  • zvonek (sonorous)

Further reading

  • zvon”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
  • zvon”, in Termania, Amebis
  • See also the general references