амвон

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic амъвонъ (amŭvonŭ), from Ancient Greek ἄμβων (ámbōn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˌaɱˈvɔn]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Syllabification^(key): ам‧вон

Noun

амво́н • (amvón) m

1. (countable) pulpit, ambo (raised platform)

Declension

Declension of амво́н

	singular	plural
indefinite	амво́н amvón	амво́ни amvóni
definite (subject form)	амво́нът amvónǎt	амво́ните amvónite
definite (object form)	амво́на amvóna
count form	—	амво́на amvóna

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈaɱvɔn]

Noun

амвон • (amvon) m (plural амвони)

1. pulpit, ambo (raised platform)

   Synonym: проповедница (propovednica)

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic амъвонъ (amŭvonŭ), from Ancient Greek ἄμβων (ámbōn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐmˈvon]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

амво́н • (amvón) m inan (genitive амво́на, nominative plural амво́ны, genitive plural амво́нов, relational adjective амво́нный)

1. pulpit, ambo (raised platform)

Declension

Declension of амво́н (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	амво́н amvón	амво́ны amvóny
genitive	амво́на amvóna	амво́нов amvónov
dative	амво́ну amvónu	амво́нам amvónam
accusative	амво́н amvón	амво́ны amvóny
instrumental	амво́ном amvónom	амво́нами amvónami
prepositional	амво́не amvóne	амво́нах amvónax

References

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “амвон”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
• Shansky, N. M. (1963), “амвон”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 1, number 1 (А), Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 91

Further reading

• Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882), “амвон”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка [Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.