олово

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic олово (olovo), from Proto-Slavic *olovo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [oˈɫɔvo]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian, l-vocalization):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔvo
• Syllabification^(key): о‧ло‧во
• Hyphenation^(key): оло‧во

Noun

оло́во • (olóvo) n

1. (uncountable) lead

   покрит с олово ― pokrit s olovo ― lead-plated

Declension

Declension of оло́во

	singular
indefinite	оло́во olóvo
definite	оло́вото olóvoto

Coordinate terms

• (Chemical element): Previous: талий (talij) Next: бисмут (bismut)

Macedonian

Chemical element (edit)
Pb Atomic number 82 олово (olovo)
Classification data Period 6 Group 14 Block p-block Class post-transition metal
Previous: ← талиум (talium) (Tl)
Next: бизмут (bizmut) (Bi) →

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *olovo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɔɫɔvɔ]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

олово • (olovo) n (relational adjective оловен)

1. lead
2. (fishing) plummet, lead, sinker

Declension

Declension of олово

	singular
indefinite	олово (olovo)
definite unspecified	оловото (olovoto)
definite proximal	оловово (olovovo)
definite distal	оловоно (olovono)
vocative	олово (olovo)

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *olovo.

Noun

олово • (olovo) n

1. lead

Declension

Declension of олово (o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	олово olovo	оловѣ olově	олова olova
genitive	олова olova	оловоу olovu	оловъ olovŭ
dative	оловоу olovu	оловома olovoma	оловомъ olovomŭ
accusative	олово olovo	оловѣ olově	олова olova
instrumental	оловомъ olovomŭ	оловома olovoma	оловꙑ olovy
locative	оловѣ olově	оловоу olovu	оловѣхъ olověxŭ
vocative	олово olovo	оловѣ olově	олова olova

Descendants

terms descended from олово

• Belarusian: волава (vólava)
• Bulgarian: олово (olovo)
• Czech: olovo
• Macedonian: олово (olovo)
• Polish: ołów
• Russian: о́лово (ólovo)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic script: олово

  Latin script: olovo

• Slovak: olovo
• Ukrainian: олово (olovo)

Further reading

• “олово”, in GORAZD [Old Church Slavonic Digital Hub], http://gorazd.org, 2016—2026

Old East Slavic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ȍlovo.

Noun

олово (olovo) n

1. either of the metals lead (black lead) or tin (white lead)

   Synonym: свиньць (svinĭcĭ)

Declension

Declension of олово (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	олово olovo	оловѣ olově	олова olova
genitive	олова olova	олову olovu	оловъ olovŭ
dative	олову olovu	оловома olovoma	оловомъ olovomŭ
accusative	олово olovo	оловѣ olově	олова olova
instrumental	оловъмь olovŭmĭ	оловома olovoma	оловꙑ olovy
locative	оловѣ olově	олову olovu	оловѣхъ olověxŭ
vocative	олово olovo	оловѣ olově	олова olova

Descendants

• Middle Belarusian: о́лово (ólovo), о́лов (ólov)
  • Belarusian: во́лава (vólava); во́лаво (vólavo), го́лово (hólovo) (dialectal)
• Russian: о́лово (ólovo, “tin”); ловь (lovʹ) (dialectal)
• Ukrainian: о́лово (ólovo, “tin”); го́луво (hóluvo) (obsolete)

References

• Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1902), “олово”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments]‎^[1] (in Russian), volume 2 (Л – П), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 661

Pannonian Rusyn

Chemical element (edit)
Pb Atomic number 82 олово (olovo)
Classification data Period 6 Group 14 Block p-block Class post-transition metal
Previous: ← живе стрибло (žive striblo), меркуриюм (merkurijum), меркурий (merkurij) (Hg)
Next: бизмут (bizmut) (Bi) →

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak olovo, from Proto-Slavic *olovo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɔˈlɔvɔ]
• Rhymes: -ɔvɔ
• Hyphenation: оло‧во

Noun

олово (olovo) n (diminutive оловко, relational adjective оловяни or оловни)

1. lead
2. (Kucura) pencil lead

   Synonym: оловко (olovko)

Declension

Declension of олово (olovo)

	singular	plural
nominative	олово (olovo)	олова (olova)
genitive	олова (olova)	оловох (olovox)
dative	олову (olovu)	оловом (olovom)
accusative	олово (olovo)	олова (olova)
instrumental	оловом (olovom)	оловами (olovami)
locative	олову (olovu)	оловох (olovox)
vocative	олово (olovo)	олова (olova)

References

• Medʹeši, H.; Fejsa, M.; Timko-Djitko, O. (2010), “олово”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy, page 547
• Fejsa, M.; Šlemender, M.; Čelʹovski, S. (2022), “lead”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 164

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic олово (olovo, “lead, tin”), from Proto-Slavic *olovo (“lead, tin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈoɫəvə]

• Audio:

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Noun

о́лово • (ólovo) n inan (genitive о́лова, nominative plural о́лова, genitive plural о́лов)

1. tin

   Synonyms: ста́ннум (stánnum), жесть (žestʹ)

   • 1887, Николай Лесков [Nikolai Leskov], “Глава шестая”, in Грабёж; English translation from Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, transl., A Robbery, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2013:

     — Сади́сь без разгово́ра! Пешко́м в час обороти́ть к твои́м ба́бам не поспе́ем, а я им сло́во дал, и моё сло́во — о́лово.

     — Sadísʹ bez razgovóra! Peškóm v čas oborotítʹ k tvoím bábam ne pospéjem, a ja im slóvo dal, i mojó slóvo — ólovo.

     “Get in without talking! On foot, we won’t make it back to your women within an hour, but I gave them my word, and my word is adamant.”

Declension

Declension of о́лово (inan neut-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	о́лово ólovo	о́лова ólova
genitive	о́лова ólova	о́лов ólov
dative	о́лову ólovu	о́ловам ólovam
accusative	о́лово ólovo	о́лова ólova
instrumental	о́ловом ólovom	о́ловами ólovami
prepositional	о́лове ólove	о́ловах ólovax

Coordinate terms

• (Chemical element): Previous: и́ндий (índij). Next: сурьма́ (surʹmá)

Related terms

• оловоно́сный (olovonósnyj)
• оловя́нный (olovjánnyj)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *olovo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ôloʋo/
• Hyphenation: о‧ло‧во

Noun

о̏лово n (Latin spelling ȍlovo)

1. lead (metal)

Declension

Declension of олово

	singular	plural
nominative	олово	олова
genitive	олова	олова
dative	олову	оловима
accusative	олово	олова
vocative	олово	олова
locative	олову	оловима
instrumental	оловом	оловима

Further reading

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

Ukrainian

Chemical element (edit)
Sn Atomic number 50 о́лово (ólovo)
Classification data Period 5 Group 14 Block p-block Class post-transition metal
Previous: ← і́ндій (índij) (In)
Next: сти́бій (stýbij), сурьма́ (surʹmá) (Sb) →

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *olovo (“lead”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɔɫɔwɔ]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

о́лово • (ólovo) n inan (genitive о́лова, uncountable, relational adjective олов'я́ний)

1. tin (chemical element Sn)

Declension

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

	singular
nominative	о́лово ólovo
genitive	о́лова ólova
dative	о́лову ólovu
accusative	о́лово ólovo
instrumental	о́ловом ólovom
locative	о́лові ólovi
vocative	о́лово ólovo

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “олово”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2020), “олово”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 11 (обмін – оя́снювати), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
• “олово”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horox – Slovozmina, Horokh – Inflection]‎^[2]
• “олово”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “олово”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua, Slovnyk.ua]‎^[3]