облак

Bulgarian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Slavic *obolkъ

Old Church Slavonic облакъ (oblakŭ)

Bulgarian облак

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic облакъ (oblakŭ), from Proto-Slavic *obolkъ. The computing sense is semantic loan from English cloud.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɔbɫɐk]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian, l-vocalization):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔbɫɐk
• Syllabification^(key): о‧блак
• Hyphenation^(key): об‧лак

Noun

о́блак • (óblak) m (diminutive о́блаче)

1. (meteorology) cloud
2. (computing) cloud

Declension

Declension of о́блак

	singular	plural
indefinite	о́блак óblak	о́блаци óblaci
definite (subject form)	о́блакът óblakăt	о́блаците óblacite
definite (object form)	о́блака óblaka
count form	—	о́блака óblaka
vocative form	о́блако óblako	о́блаци óblaci

References

• “облак”, in БЕРОН (Български езикови ресурси онлайн) [BERON (Bulgarian Language Resources Online)] (in Bulgarian), Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2024
• “облак”, in Infolex Bulgarian Dictionary (in Bulgarian), Institute for Bulgarian Language, 2014
• “облак”, in ЛексИт [LexIt] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “облак”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “облак”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Further reading

• Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “облак¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, pages 746-747
• Nayden Gerov (1899), “о́блакъ”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language] (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 300
• “облакъ”, in Старобългарски речник [Dictionary of Old Bulgarian] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2026

Anagrams

• бокал (bokal), блока (bloka), болка (bolka), колба (kolba)

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *obolkъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɔbɫak]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

облак • (oblak) m (plural облаци, relational adjective облачен, diminutive облаче, augmentative облачиште)

1. (meteorology) cloud
2. (computing) cloud

Declension

Declension of облак

	singular	plural
indefinite	облак (oblak)	облаци (oblaci)
definite unspecified	облакот (oblakot)	облаците (oblacite)
definite proximal	облаков (oblakov)	облациве (oblacive)
definite distal	облакон (oblakon)	облацине (oblacine)
vocative	облаку (oblaku)	облаци (oblaci)
count form	—	облака (oblaka)

Related terms

• облачина f (oblačina)
• облачно (oblačno)
• се облачи (se oblači)
• се наоблачи (se naoblači)

References

• облак in Makedonisch Info (germansko-makedonski rečnik, makedonsko-germanski rečnik)

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak oblak, oblok, from oblý (“round, curved”). False cognate of Serbo-Croatian облак / oblak and Slovak oblak (“cloud”) (i.e. unrelated to Proto-Slavic *obolkъ), but rather cognate with Hungarian ablak, Serbo-Croatian облок / oblok, and Slovak oblok.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɔblak]
• Rhymes: -ɔblak
• Hyphenation: облак

Noun

облак (oblak) m inan (diminutive облачок)

1. window
2. display window, shop window

   Synonyms: авзлоґ (avzlog), витрина (vitrina)

Declension

Declension of облак (oblak)

	singular	plural
nominative	облак (oblak)	облаки (oblaki)
genitive	облака (oblaka)	облакох (oblakox)
dative	облаку (oblaku)	облаком (oblakom)
accusative	облак (oblak)	облаки (oblaki)
instrumental	облаком (oblakom)	облаками (oblakami)
locative	облаку (oblaku)	облакох (oblakox)
vocative	облаку (oblaku)	облаки (oblaki)

Derived terms

nouns

• облакар m pers (oblakar)

References

• Medʹeši, H.; Fejsa, M.; Timko-Djitko, O. (2010), “облак”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy, page 509
• Fejsa, M.; Šlemender, M.; Čelʹovski, S. (2022), “window”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 378

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *obolkъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ôblaːk/

Noun

о̏бла̄к m inan (Latin spelling ȍblāk)

1. cloud

Declension

Declension of облак

	singular	plural
nominative	облак	облаци
genitive	облака	облака
dative	облаку	облацима
accusative	облак	облаке
vocative	облаче	облаци
locative	облаку	облацима
instrumental	облаком	облацима

Derived terms

• о̏бла̄чан

Further reading

• “облак”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026