човен
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човен 
човен
Belarusian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *čьlnъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
чо́вен • (čóvjen) m inan (genitive чо́ўна, nominative plural чаўны́, genitive plural чаўно́ў)
Declension
Declension of чо́вен (inan hard masc-form accent-c reduc)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | чо́вен čóvjen |
чаўны́ čaŭný |
| genitive | чо́ўна čóŭna |
чаўно́ў čaŭnóŭ |
| dative | чо́ўну čóŭnu |
чаўна́м čaŭnám |
| accusative | чо́вен čóvjen |
чаўны́ čaŭný |
| instrumental | чо́ўнам čóŭnam |
чаўна́мі čaŭnámi |
| locative | чо́ўне čóŭnje |
чаўна́х čaŭnáx |
| count form | — | чо́ўны1 čóŭny1 |
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
References
- “човен” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
Bulgarian
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Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Compare:
- Old Church Slavonic чьванъ (čĭvanŭ, “pint, vessel”);
- Kyrgyz чоюн (coyun, “cast iron”), Kazakh шойын (şoiyn, “cast iron”) (from Proto-Turkic *čṓdun)?
Pronunciation
Noun
чове́н • (čovén) m (dialectal)
Declension
Declension of чове́н
Alternative forms
- чуве́н (čuvén) — with vowel reduction of unstressed -о-
Further reading
- “човен”, in BGJargon.com (in Bulgarian), 2007
- “чьванъ”, in Старобългарски речник [Old Bulgarian Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2024
Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čьlnъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
чо́вен • (čóven) m inan (genitive човна́, nominative plural човни́, genitive plural човні́в, diminutive чо́вник)
- boat (usually with oars)
- літа́ючий чо́вен ― litájučyj čóven ― seaplane, flying boat
Declension
Declension of чо́вен (inan hard masc-form accent-b reduc)
Derived terms
- каноне́рський чо́вен m (kanonérsʹkyj čóven, “gunboat”)
- мото́рний чо́вен m (motórnyj čóven, “motorboat”)
- підво́дний чо́вен m (pidvódnyj čóven, “submarine”)
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “човен”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “човен”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)