злато

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Bulgarian

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злато на кюлчета

Etymology

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

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Noun

зла́то (zláton (relational adjective злат or зла́тен)

  1. (uncountable) gold
    зла́то на кюлче́таzláto na kjulčétagold bullion
    пръ́стен от зла́тоprǎ́sten ot zlátogold ring
  2. (countable, colloquial) sheet of tinfoil

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References

  • 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

Macedonian

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zolto.

Pronunciation

Noun

злато (zlaton (relational adjective златен, diminutive златце)

  1. gold
  2. darling

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Old Church Slavonic

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Ꙁлато

Etymology

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).

Noun

злато (zlaton

  1. gold
    Synonym: ⰸⱁⰾⱏⱅⱁ (zolŭto)

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Russian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

зла́то (zláton inan (genitive зла́та, uncountable)

  1. (archaic, poetic) gold
    Synonym: зо́лото (zóloto)

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References

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

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

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Further reading

  • злато”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Ukrainian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

зла́то (zláton inan (genitive зла́та, uncountable, relational adjective злати́й)

  1. (archaic, poetic) gold
    Synonyms: зо́лото (zóloto), зло́то (zlóto)

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