икона
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Bulgarian
Etymology
Borrowed from Greek εικόνα (eikóna), from Ancient Greek εἰκών (eikṓn).
Pronunciation
Noun
ико́на • (ikóna) f (relational adjective ико́нен, diminutive ико́нка)
Declension
Declension of ико́на
Anagrams
- коани (koani)
Kazakh
| Alternative scripts | |
|---|---|
| Arabic | يكونا |
| Cyrillic | икона |
| Latin | ikona |
Alternative forms
- икон (ikon)
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian ико́на (ikóna), from Ancient Greek εἰκών (eikṓn, “likeness, image, portrait”).
Noun
икона • (ikona)
Declension
declension of икона
| singular (жекеше) | plural (көпше) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (атау септік) | икона (ikona) | иконалар (ikonalar) |
| genitive (ілік септік) | иконаның (ikonanyñ) | иконалардың (ikonalardyñ) |
| dative (барыс септік) | иконаға (ikonağa) | иконаларға (ikonalarğa) |
| accusative (табыс септік) | иконаны (ikonany) | иконаларды (ikonalardy) |
| locative (жатыс септік) | иконада (ikonada) | иконаларда (ikonalarda) |
| ablative (шығыс септік) | иконадан (ikonadan) | иконалардан (ikonalardan) |
| instrumental (көмектес септік) | иконамен (ikonamen) | иконалармен (ikonalarmen) |
Macedonian
Etymology
Borrowed from Greek εικόνα (eikóna), from Ancient Greek εἰκών (eikṓn).
Pronunciation
Noun
икона • (ikona) f (plural икони, relational adjective иконичен, diminutive иконичка or иконка or иконче)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | икона (ikona) | икони (ikoni) |
| definite unspecified | иконата (ikonata) | иконите (ikonite) |
| definite proximal | иконава (ikonava) | икониве (ikonive) |
| definite distal | иконана (ikonana) | иконине (ikonine) |
| vocative | иконо (ikono) | икони (ikoni) |
Further reading
- “икона” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − drmj.eu
Old Church Slavonic
Etymology
From Ancient Greek εικόνα (eikóna, accusative form).
Noun
икона • (ikona) f
- (religion) icon
- from the Homily against the Bogumils, 254-255:
- еретици же не кланꙗѭтъ сѧ иконамъ нъ коумирꙑ наричѫтъ ѩ
- eretici že ne klanjajǫtŭ sę ikonamŭ nŭ kumiry naričǫtŭ ję
- but the heretics do not venerate icons, but call them idols.
- from Vita Constantini, 0500100-0500110:
- Бѣ же Аньнꙇи патрꙇархь ѥресь въздвигль глаголѥ: не творите чьсть светꙑмь иконамь.
- Bě že Anĭnii patriarxĭ jeresĭ vŭzdviglĭ glagolje: ne tvorite čĭstĭ svetymĭ ikonamĭ.
- John, who was Patriarch of Constantinople, started the heresy, saying that one should not honor the holy icons.
- from the Homily against the Bogumils, 254-255:
Declension
Declension of икона (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | икона ikona |
иконѣ ikoně |
иконꙑ ikony |
| genitive | иконꙑ ikony |
иконоу ikonu |
иконъ ikonŭ |
| dative | иконѣ ikoně |
иконама ikonama |
иконамъ ikonamŭ |
| accusative | иконѫ ikonǫ |
иконѣ ikoně |
иконꙑ ikony |
| instrumental | иконоѭ ikonojǫ |
иконама ikonama |
иконами ikonami |
| locative | иконѣ ikoně |
иконоу ikonu |
иконахъ ikonaxŭ |
| vocative | иконо ikono |
иконѣ ikoně |
иконꙑ ikony |
References
- “икона”, in GORAZD (overall work in Czech, English, and Russian), http://gorazd.org, 2016—2024
Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Greek εικόνα (eikóna), from Ancient Greek εἰκών (eikṓn).
Pronunciation
Noun
ико́на • (ikóna) f inan (genitive ико́ны, nominative plural ико́ны, genitive plural ико́н, diminutive ико́нка)
- (religion) icon, usually referring to picturesque images of saints canonized in Eastern Orthodoxy or Catholicism.
Declension
Declension of ико́на (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a)
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from Greek εικόνα (eikóna), from Ancient Greek εἰκών (eikṓn).
Pronunciation
Noun
ѝкона f (Latin spelling ìkona)