sokol

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sokol"

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Proto-Slavic *sokolъ (see Serbo-Croatian sokol, Bulgarian соко́л (sokól)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /soˈkol/
• Rhymes: -kol
• Hyphenation: so‧kól

Noun

sokol m (plural sokola, definite sokoli, definite plural sokolat)

1. (zoology) hawk, kestrel, common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)

   Synonyms: petrit, fajkua, shahin, kaçubet, skifter

2. (figurative, also adjective) valiant, valorous, brave

   Synonym: petrit

Declension

Declension of sokol

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	sokol	sokoli	sokola	sokolat
accusative		sokolin
dative	sokoli	sokolit	sokolave	sokolave
ablative			sokolash

Further reading

• “sokol”, in FMGJSH: Fjalor i madh i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2026
• Mann, S. E. (1948), “sokol”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 456

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech sokol, from Proto-Slavic *sokolъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsokol]

Noun

sokol m anim (relational adjective sokolí)

1. falcon

Declension

Declension of sokol (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	sokol	sokoli, sokolové
genitive	sokola	sokolů
dative	sokolovi, sokolu	sokolům
accusative	sokola	sokoly
vocative	sokole	sokoli, sokolové
locative	sokolovi, sokolu	sokolech
instrumental	sokolem	sokoly

Derived terms

adjectives

• sokolí
• sokolovitý
• sokolový
• sokolský

nouns

• sokolátko
• sokolče
• sokole
• sokolec
• sokolice
• sokolíče
• sokolíček
• sokolík
• sokolka
• sokolnice
• sokolník
• Sokolov
• sokolovna
• sokůlek

Further reading

• “sokol”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “sokol”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “sokol”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• sȍko (Bosnia, Serbia)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sokolъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sôkol/
• Hyphenation: so‧kol

Noun

sȍkol m anim (Cyrillic spelling со̏кол)

1. (Croatia) falcon

Declension

Declension of sokol

	singular	plural
nominative	sȍkol / soko	sȍkolovi
genitive	sȍkola	sȍkolōvā
dative	sȍkolu	sȍkolima
accusative	sȍkola	sȍkolove
vocative	sȍkole	sȍkolovi
locative	sȍkolu	sȍkolima
instrumental	sȍkolom	sȍkolima

Further reading

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

Slovak

Sokol

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sokolъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɔkɔl/, [ˈsɔkɔl]
• Rhymes: -ɔkɔl
• Hyphenation: so‧kol

Noun

sokol m animal (female equivalent sokolica, relational adjective sokolí, diminutive sokolík or sokolíček)

1. falcon

Declension

Declension of sokol
(patterns chlap (singular) and dub (plural))

	singular	plural
nominative	sokol	sokoly
genitive	sokola	sokolov
dative	sokolovi	sokolom
accusative	sokola	sokoly
locative	sokolovi	sokoloch
instrumental	sokolom	sokolmi

Derived terms

nouns

• sokolka
• sokolstvo

Further reading

• “sokol”, 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, 2003–2026

Slovene

Sokol

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sokolъ. First attested in the 18th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɔ̀ːkɔl/

Noun

sókol m anim

1. falcon

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine anim., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	sôkol
gen. sing.	sokôla
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	sôkol	sokôla	sokôli
genitive (rodȋlnik)	sokôla	sokôlov	sokôlov
dative (dajȃlnik)	sokôlu	sokôloma	sokôlom
accusative (tožȋlnik)	sokôla	sokôla	sokôle
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	sokôlu	sokôlih	sokôlih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	sokôlom	sokôloma	sokôli

Further reading

• “sokol”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026