злато

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *zolto, a nominalization of злат (zlat, “golden; shining, brilliant”) (dialectal) +‎ -о (-o).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzɫato]

Noun

зла́то • (zláto) n (related adjective злат or зла́тен)

1. (uncountable) gold
2. (countable, colloquial) sheet of tinfoil

Declension

Declension of зла́то

	singular	plural
indefinite	зла́то zláto	злата́ zlatá
definite	зла́тото zlátoto	злата́та zlatáta

Derived terms

• зла́тен (zláten, “golden”)
• злата́р m (zlatár), злата́рка f (zlatárka, “goldsmith”)
  • злата́рство (zlatárstvo, “goldsmithing”)

Coordinate terms

• (Chemical element): Previous: платина (platina) Next: живак (živak)

References

• злато in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
• злато in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)

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Macedonian

Chemical element
Au
Previous: платина (platina) (Pt)
Next: жива (živa) (Hg)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *zolto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzɫatɔ]

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Noun

злато • (zlato) n (related adjective златен, diminutive златце)

1. gold
2. darling

Declension

Declension of злато

	singular	plural
indefinite	злато	злата
definite unspecified	златото	златата
definite proximal	златово	златава
definite distal	златоно	златана
vocative	злато	злата

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Old Church Slavonic

Ꙁлато

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *zolto. Cognate with Serbo-Croatian, Czech, Slovene and Slovak zlato, Belarusian золата (zólata), Bulgarian злато (zlato), Polish złoto, Russian and Ukrainian зо́лото (zóloto).

Noun

злато • (zlato) n

1. gold

   Synonym: ⰸⱁⰾⱏⱅⱁ (zolŭto)

Declension

Declension of злато (hard o-stem)

Case	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	злато zlato	златѣ zlatě	злата zlata
Accusative	злато zlato	златѣ zlatě	злата zlata
Genitive	злата zlata	златоу zlatu	златъ zlatŭ
Locative	златѣ zlatě	златоу zlatu	златѣхъ zlatěxŭ
Dative	златоу zlatu	златома zlatoma	златомъ zlatomŭ
Instrumental	златомь zlatomĭ	златома zlatoma	златꙑ zlaty
Vocative	злато zlato	златѣ zlatě	злата zlata

Derived terms

• златикъ (zlatikŭ)

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Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic злато (zlato), from Proto-Slavic *zolto, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃-. Doublet of зо́лото (zóloto).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzɫatə]

Noun

зла́то • (zláto) n inan (genitive зла́та, uncountable)

1. (archaic, poetic) gold

   Synonym: зо́лото (zóloto)

Declension

Declension of зла́то (inan sg-only neut-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular
nominative	зла́то zláto
genitive	зла́та zláta
dative	зла́ту zlátu
accusative	зла́то zláto
instrumental	зла́том zlátom
prepositional	зла́те zláte

Derived terms

• злато́й (zlatój)

References

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “злато”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *zolto, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰólh₃tom (“gold”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zlâːto/
• Hyphenation: зла‧то

Noun

зла̑то n (Latin spelling zlȃto)

1. gold (metal)

   Моја огрлица је од злата. ― My necklace is made of gold.

2. objects made of gold collectively
3. (by extension) something precious or extremely valuable
4. term of endearment; darling, dear

Declension

Declension of злато

	singular	plural
nominative	злато	злата
genitive	злата	злата
dative	злату	златима
accusative	злато	злата
vocative	злато	злата
locative	злату	златима
instrumental	златом	златима