slovo

See also: слово

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech slovo, from Proto-Slavic *slovo (“word”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈslovo]

• Audio:

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Noun

slovo n

1. word (distinct unit of language)
2. word (promise)

Declension

Declension of slovo (hard neuter)

	singular	plural
nominative	slovo	slova
genitive	slova	slov
dative	slovu	slovům
accusative	slovo	slova
vocative	slovo	slova
locative	slovu, slově	slovech
instrumental	slovem	slovy

Related terms

adjectives

• jednoslovný
• slovní
• víceslovný
• výslovný

adverbs

• jinými slovy

nouns

• doslov
• proslov
• slovník
• slovníkář
• slovosled
• svoboda slova

verbs

• oslovit
• vyslovit

Further reading

• “slovo”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “slovo”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “slovo”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Old Czech

Alternative forms

• słovo (alternative writing)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *slovo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈsɫoʋo/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈslovo/

Noun

slovo n

1. word (unit of speech)

Declension

Declension of slovo (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	slovo	slově	slova
genitive	slova	slovú	slov
dative	slovu	slovoma	slovóm
accusative	slovo	slově	slova
vocative	slovo	slově	slova
locative	slově, slovu	slovú	sloviech
instrumental	slovem	slovoma	slovy

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.

Related terms

• Slověnín
• slúti

Descendants

• Czech: slovo

References

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916), “slovo”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *slovo (“word”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /slôʋo/
• Hyphenation: slo‧vo

Noun

slȍvo n (Cyrillic spelling сло̏во)

1. letter (letter of the alphabet)
2. (figuratively) speech, sermon
3. (obsolete) word

Declension

Declension of slovo

	singular	plural
nominative	slȍvo	slova
genitive	slova	slȏvā
dative	slovu	slovima
accusative	slovo	slova
vocative	slovo	slova
locative	slovu	slovima
instrumental	slovom	slovima

Derived terms

• slovnica
• veliko slovo
• malo slovo

References

• “slovo”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *slovo (“word”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɫɔvɔ/

• Audio (Bratislava):

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Noun

slovo n

1. word
2. speech
3. promise

Declension

Declension of slovo
(pattern mesto)

	singular	plural
nominative	slovo	slová
genitive	slova	slov
dative	slovu	slovám
accusative	slovo	slová
locative	slove	slovách
instrumental	slovom	slovami

Related terms

• sloveso
• slovník

Further reading

• “slovo”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

Slovene

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *slȍvo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /slɔʋóː/, /slɔ́ːʋɔ/
• Rhymes: -óː, -ɔ́ːʋɔ
• Hyphenation: slo‧vo

Noun

slovọ̑ n

1. farewell (greeting when leaving, usually with a handshake)
2. (usually expressive) departure, separation

   Synonyms: ločȋtev, odhȍd

3. (expressive) farewell (expresses the cessation of the existence of something) [with od (+ genitive) ‘from’]
4. (eastern Styrian) stupid person

Declension

First neuter declension (hard o-stem) , fixed accent, -s- infix
nom. sing.	slovọ̑
gen. sing.	slovẹ̄sa
	singular	dual	plural
nominative imenovȃlnik	slovọ̑	slovẹ̄si	slovẹ̄sa
genitive rodȋlnik	slovẹ̄sa	slovẹ̄s	slovẹ̄s
dative dajȃlnik	slovẹ̄su, slovẹ̄si	slovẹ̄soma, slovẹ̄sama	slovẹ̄som, slovẹ̄sam
accusative tožȋlnik	slovọ̑	slovẹ̄si	slovẹ̄sa
locative mẹ̑stnik	slovẹ̄su, slovẹ̄si	slovẹ̄sih, slovẹ̄sah	slovẹ̄sih, slovẹ̄sah
instrumental orọ̑dnik	slovẹ̄som	slovẹ̄soma, slovẹ̄sama	slovẹ̄si
(vocative) (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)	slovọ̑	slovẹ̄si	slovẹ̄sa

Noun

slȏvo n

1. (obsolete) word (linguistic unit from sounds for marking concepts)

   Synonym: besẹ̑da

2. (obsolete) letter (sign for a sound)

   Synonym: čŕka

Declension

First neuter declension (hard o-stem) , fixed accent
nom. sing.	slȏvo
gen. sing.	slȏva
	singular	dual	plural
nominative imenovȃlnik	slȏvo	slȏvi	slȏva
genitive rodȋlnik	slȏva	slȏv	slȏv
dative dajȃlnik	slȏvu, slȏvi	slȏvoma, slȏvama	slȏvom, slȏvam
accusative tožȋlnik	slȏvo	slȏvi	slȏva
locative mẹ̑stnik	slȏvu, slȏvi	slȏvih, slȏvah	slȏvih, slȏvah
instrumental orọ̑dnik	slȏvom	slȏvoma, slȏvama	slȏvi
(vocative) (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)	slȏvo	slȏvi	slȏva

Derived terms

nouns

• slȏvnica f

Further reading

• “slovo”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “slovo”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references