slovo

Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *slovo (word), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱléwos (fame).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈslovo/
  • (file)

Noun

slovo n

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

Declension

Further reading

  • slovo in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • slovo in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *slovo (word), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱléwos (fame).

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

Derived terms

References

  • slovo” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Slovak

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *slovo (word), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱléwos (fame), from *ḱlew- (to hear).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɫɔvɔ/

Noun

slovo n (genitive singular slova, nominative plural slová, genitive plural slov, declension pattern of mesto)

  1. word
  2. speech
  3. promise

Declension

Further reading

  • slovo in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *slovo (word), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱléwos (fame).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /slɔˈʋóː/
  • Tonal orthography: slovọ̑

Noun

slovó n (genitive slovésa, nominative plural slovésa)

  1. farewell, departure
  2. (archaic) word
  3. (archaic) letter

Declension

Derived terms

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