тло

Macedonian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *tьlo.

Noun

тло • (tlo) m (uncountable)

1. (dialectal) ground

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Russian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic тьло (tĭlo), from Proto-Slavic *tьlo, whence also Serbo-Croatian тло, Slovene tla (“floor”). Non-Slavic cognates include Latin tellūs (“the Earth”), Sanskrit तल (tala, “surface”), Old Irish talam (“earth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tɫo]

Noun

тло • (tlo) n inan (genitive тла, nominative plural тла, genitive plural тёл)

1. (obsolete) floor, ground
2. (obsolete) base, bottom

Declension

Declension of тло (inan neut-form hard-stem accent-b reduc) 

	singular	plural
nominative	тло́ tló	тла́ tlá
genitive	тла́ tlá	тёл tjól
dative	тлу́ tlú	тла́м tlám
accusative	тло́ tló	тла́ tlá
instrumental	тло́м tlóm	тла́ми tlámi
prepositional	тле́ tlé	тла́х tláx

Derived terms

• дотла́ (dotlá)

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *tьlo, whence also Russian тло (tlo), Slovene tla (“floor”). Non-Slavic cognates include Latin tellūs (“the Earth”), Sanskrit तल (tala, “surface”), Old Irish talam (“earth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tlô/

Noun

тло̏ n (Latin spelling tlȍ)

1. ground
2. floor

Declension

Declension of тло

	singular	plural
nominative	тло̏	тла̏
genitive	тла̏	та́ла̄
dative	тлу	тли̏ма
accusative	тло̏	тла̏
vocative	тло̏	тла̏
locative	тлу	тли̏ма
instrumental	тлом	тли̏ма

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Ukrainian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic тьло (tĭlo), from Proto-Slavic *tьlo, whence also Serbo-Croatian тло, Slovene tla (“floor”). Non-Slavic cognates include Latin tellūs (“the Earth”), Sanskrit तल (tala, “surface”), Old Irish talam (“earth”).

Noun

1. (literal) background
2. (figurative) environment, surroundings, general conditions
3. (figurative) ground, basis