слон

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Contents 1 Belarusian 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 2 Bulgarian 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Etymology 2.3 Noun 2.3.1 Inflection 3 Macedonian 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Noun 4 Russian 4.1 Pronunciation 4.2 Etymology 4.3 Noun 4.3.1 Synonyms 4.3.2 Declension 4.3.3 Derived terms 4.3.4 See also 5 Serbo-Croatian 5.1 Etymology 5.2 Noun 5.2.1 Declension 6 Ukrainian 6.1 Etymology 6.2 Pronunciation 6.3 Noun

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From Proto-Slavic *slonъ.

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слон (slon) m.

1. elephant

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[edit] Bulgarian

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• IPA: /slɔn/

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From Proto-Slavic *slonъ.

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слон (slon) m. (feminine слоница)

1. elephant (usually a male one)

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From Proto-Slavic *slonъ.

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слон (slon) m.

1. elephant

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[edit] Russian

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From Proto-Slavic *slonъ, possibly a deverbative from прислониться (“‘to lean against’”), relating to medieval story of elephant sleeping leaned against a tree. According to some other sources, it's related to Turkish aslan (“‘lion’”).

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слон (slon) m.

1. elephant
2. (chess) bishop (Russian abbreviation: С)

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chess piece

офицер (informal)

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• слонёнок
• слониха
• слоновий
• слоновый

Diminutive forms

• слоник

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• морской слон

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[edit] Serbo-Croatian

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From Proto-Slavic *slonъ.

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сло̏н m. (Roman spelling: slȍn)

1. elephant

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[edit] Ukrainian

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From Proto-Slavic *slonъ.

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[edit] Noun

слон (slon) m.

1. elephant