масло

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *maslo.

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Noun

масло́ or ма́сло • (masló or máslo) n (relational adjective ма́слен, diminutive масълце́)

1. butter

   краве масло ― krave maslo ― cow butter

   овче масло ― ovče maslo ― sheep butter

2. oil, fat

   Synonyms: лой (loj), о́лио (ólio)

   рибено масло ― ribeno maslo ― fish oil

   дървено масло ― dǎrveno maslo ― olive oil

   растително масло ― rastitelno maslo ― vegetable oil

   камено масло ― kameno maslo ― petrol

Declension

Derived terms

• маслар m (maslar), масларка f (maslarka, “butter-maker”)
• маслина (maslina), маслица (maslica, “olive”)
• масловка (maslovka, “juicy fruit, type of mushroom”)
• масльонка (masljonka, “lubricator”)
• ма́сленост (máslenost, “oil content, fat content”)
• маслодаен (maslodaen, “oil-bearing”)
• масля (maslja, “to spread butter, to add oil”)

Related terms

• мас (mas), маст (mast, “grease”)
  • мастило (mastilo, “ink”)
• мажа (maža, “to dub, to smear”)

References

• “масло”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “масло”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “масло”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 679

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Anagrams

• смола (smola)

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *maslo.

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• Hyphenation: мас‧ло

Noun

масло • (maslo) n (plural масла, relational adjective маслен, diminutive масленце or масолце, augmentative маслиште)

1. oil
2. (derogatory) doing (as in "Is this your doing?")

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Mongolian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian ма́сло (máslo), from Old East Slavic масло (maslo), from Proto-Slavic *maslo.

Noun

масло • (maslo)

1. oil
2. butter

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *maslo.

Noun

масло • (maslo) n

1. oil
2. butter

Declension

Russian

Etymology

Inherited Old East Slavic масло (maslo), from Proto-Slavic *maslo. Related to ма́зать (mázatʹ, “to smear”).

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Noun

ма́сло • (máslo) n inan (genitive ма́сла, nominative plural масла́, genitive plural ма́сел, relational adjective ма́сляный, diminutive ма́слице)

1. butter

   сли́вочное ма́сло ― slívočnoje máslo ― butter

   топлёное ма́сло ― topljónoje máslo ― clarified butter, ghee

2. oil (vegetable or mineral)

   расти́тельное ма́сло ― rastítelʹnoje máslo ― vegetable oil

   мото́рное ма́сло ― motórnoje máslo ― engine oil

3. (painting) oil

   писа́ть ма́слом ― pisátʹ máslom ― to paint in oil

Declension

Derived terms

• ма́сленица f (máslenica)
• маслёнка f (masljónka)
• маслёнок m (masljónok)
• ма́сленый (máslenyj)
• масли́на f (maslína)
• ма́слить impf (máslitʹ)
• ма́слиться impf (máslitʹsja)
• ма́сличный (másličnyj)
• маслобо́йня f (maslobójnja)
• ма́сло ма́сляное (máslo másljanoje)
• масляни́стый (masljanístyj)
• как по ма́слу (kak po máslu)
• как сыр в ма́сле ката́ться (kak syr v másle katátʹsja)
• подли́ть ма́сло в ого́нь (podlítʹ máslo v ogónʹ)

Descendants

• Russenorsk: masla
• → Alutiiq: masla
• → Mongolian: масло (maslo)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *maslo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mâslo/
• Hyphenation: мас‧ло

Noun

ма̏сло n (Latin spelling mȁslo)

1. butter (rendered, melted or drawn), butter oil
2. something that is of bad quality

Declension

References

• “масло” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian ма́сло (máslo), from Old East Slavic масло (maslo), from Proto-Slavic *maslo.

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Noun

ма́сло • (máslo) n inan (genitive ма́сла, nominative plural масла́, genitive plural ма́сел, relational adjective ма́сляний, diminutive масе́льце)

1. butter
2. mineral oil
3. (in the singular) a kind of olive oil used as lubricant or fuel
4. (proscribed) mineral oil-based lubricant/grease

   Synonyms: масти́ло (mastýlo), оли́ва (olýva)

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See also

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “масло”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “масло”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “масло”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “масло”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
• “масло”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “масло”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)