човен

Belarusian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *čьlnъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʂovʲen]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

чо́вен • (čóvjen) m inan (genitive чо́ўна, nominative plural чаўны́, genitive plural чаўно́ў)

1. canoe, boat

Declension

Declension of чо́вен (inan hard masc-form accent-c reduc)

	singular	plural
nominative	чо́вен čóvjen	чаўны́ čaŭný
genitive	чо́ўна čóŭna	чаўно́ў čaŭnóŭ
dative	чо́ўну čóŭnu	чаўна́м čaŭnám
accusative	чо́вен čóvjen	чаўны́ čaŭný
instrumental	чо́ўнам čóŭnam	чаўна́мі čaŭnámi
locative	чо́ўне čóŭnje	чаўна́х čaŭnáx
count form	—	чо́ўны1 čóŭny1

¹Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

References

• “човен” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Bulgarian

човен

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Compare:

• Old Church Slavonic чьванъ (čĭvanŭ, “pint, vessel”);
• Kyrgyz чоюн (coyun, “cast iron”), Kazakh шойын (şoiyn, “cast iron”) (from Proto-Turkic *čṓdun)?

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃo̟ˈvɛn]

Noun

чове́н • (čovén) m (dialectal)

1. large oval pot or stewpan

   Synonym: голя́ма те́нджера (goljáma téndžera)

Declension

Declension of чове́н

	singular	plural
indefinite	чове́н čovén	чове́ни čovéni
definite (subject form)	чове́нът čovénǎt	чове́ните čovénite
definite (object form)	чове́на čovéna
count form	—	чове́на čovéna

Alternative forms

• чуве́н (čuvén) — with vowel reduction of unstressed -о-

Further reading

• “човен”, in BGJargon.com (in Bulgarian), 2007
• “чьванъ”, in Старобългарски речник [Dictionary of Old Bulgarian] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2025

Ukrainian

човен

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čьlnъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃɔʋen]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

чо́вен • (čóven) m inan (genitive човна́, nominative plural човни́, genitive plural човні́в, diminutive чо́вник)

1. boat (usually with oars)

   літа́ючий чо́вен ― litájučyj čóven ― seaplane, flying boat

Declension

Declension of чо́вен
(inan hard masc-form accent-b reduc)

	singular	plural
nominative	чо́вен čóven	човни́ čovný
genitive	човна́ čovná	човні́в čovnív
dative	човно́ві, човну́ čovnóvi, čovnú	човна́м čovnám
accusative	чо́вен čóven	човни́ čovný
instrumental	човно́м čovnóm	човна́ми čovnámy
locative	човні́ čovní	човна́х čovnáx
vocative	чо́вне čóvne	човни́ čovný

Derived terms

• каноне́рський чо́вен m (kanonérsʹkyj čóven, “gunboat”)
• мото́рний чо́вен m (motórnyj čóven, “motorboat”)
• підво́дний чо́вен m (pidvódnyj čóven, “submarine”)

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “човен”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “човен”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)