слон

Belarusian
Elephant

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *slonъ, possibly a deverbative from Proto-Slavic *sloniti sę (“to lean against”), relating to а medieval story of а sleeping elephant who leaned against a tree. According to some other sources, it is related to the Turkish aslan (“lion”).

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)

Noun

слон • (slon) m

  1. elephant
  2. (chess) bishop

Declension
Declension of слон
singular plural
nominative
(назоўны)		 слон
slon		 сланы́
slaný
genitive
(родны)		 слана́
slaná		 слано́ў
slanóŭ
dative
(давальны)		 слану́
slanú		 слана́м
slanám
accusative
(вінавальны)		 слана́
slaná		 слано́ў
slanóŭ
instrumental
(творны)		 слано́м
slanóm		 слана́мі
slanámi
locative
(месны)		 слане́
slanjé		 слана́х
slanáx

See also
Chess pieces in Belarusian · ша́хматныя фігу́ры (šáxmatnyja fihúry) (layout · text)
каро́ль (karólʹ) ферзь (fjerzʹ) ладдзя́ (laddzjá) слон (slon) конь (konʹ) пе́шка (pjéška)

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *slonъ, possibly a deverbative from Proto-Slavic *sloniti sę (“to lean against”), relating to а medieval story of а sleeping elephant who leaned against a tree. According to some other sources, it is related to the Turkish aslan (“lion”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /slɔn/

Noun

слон • (slon) m (feminine слоница)

  1. elephant (usually a male one)

Inflection
Inflection of слон
singular plural
indefinite слон слонове
definite
(subject form)		 слонът слоновете
definite
(object form)		 слона
count form — слона
vocative form слоне слонове

Macedonian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *slonъ, possibly a deverbative from Proto-Slavic *sloniti sę (“to lean against”), relating to а medieval story of а sleeping elephant who leaned against a tree. According to some other sources, it is related to the Turkish aslan (“lion”).

Noun

слон • (slon) m

  1. elephant

Inflection
Declension of слон
singular plural
indefinite слон слонови
definite unspecified слонот слоновите
definite proximal слонов слоновиве
definite distal слонон слоновине
vocative слону слонови
count form — слона

Russian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *slonъ, possibly a deverbative from Proto-Slavic *sloniti sę (“to lean against”), relating to а medieval story of а sleeping elephant who leaned against a tree. According to some other sources, it is related to the Turkish aslan (“lion”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [slon]
  • audio(file)

Noun

слон • (slon) m anim (genitive слона́, nominative plural слоны́, genitive plural слоно́в)

  1. elephant
  2. (chess) bishop

Declension
Declension of слон (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-b) 
singular plural
nominative сло́н
slón		 слоны́
sloný
genitive слона́
sloná		 слоно́в
slonóv
dative слону́
slonú		 слона́м
slonám
accusative слона́
sloná		 слоно́в
slonóv
instrumental слоно́м
slonóm		 слона́ми
slonámi
prepositional слоне́
sloné		 слона́х
slonáx

Abbreviations
  • (chess piece): С (S)

Synonyms

Derived terms
Diminutive forms
  • слоник (slonik)

See also
Chess pieces in Russian · ша́хматные фигу́ры (šáxmatnyje figúry) (layout · text)
коро́ль (korólʹ) ферзь (ferzʹ) ладья́ (ladʹjá) слон (slon) конь (konʹ) пе́шка (péška)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *slonъ, possibly a deverbative from Proto-Slavic *sloniti sę (“to lean against”), relating to а medieval story of а sleeping elephant who leaned against a tree. According to some other sources, it's related to the Turkish aslan (“lion”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /slôn/

Noun

сло̏н m (Latin spelling slȍn)

  1. elephant

Declension
Declension of слон
singular plural
nominative сло̏н сло̀нови
genitive слона слонова
dative слону слоновима
accusative слона слонове
vocative слоне слонови
locative слону слоновима
instrumental слоном слоновима

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *slonъ, possibly a deverbative from Proto-Slavic *sloniti sę (“to lean against”), relating to а medieval story of а sleeping elephant who leaned against a tree. According to some other sources, it's related to the Turkish aslan (“lion”).

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)

Noun

слон • (slon) m anim (genitive слона́, nominative plural слони́)

  1. elephant
  2. (chess) bishop

Declension
Declension of слон
singular plural
nominative слон
slon		 слони́
sloný
genitive слона́
sloná		 слоні́в
slonív
dative слоно́ві, слону́
slonóvi, slonú		 слона́м
slonám
accusative слона́
sloná		 слони́, слоні́в
sloný, slonív
instrumental слоно́м
slonóm		 слона́ми
slonámy
locative слоно́ві, слоні́
slonóvi, sloní		 слона́х
slonáx
vocative сло́не
slóne		 слони́
sloný

See also
Chess pieces in Ukrainian · шахові фігури (šaxovi fihury) (layout · text)
король (korolʹ) ферзь (ferzʹ) тура (tura) слон (slon) кінь (kinʹ) пішак (pišak)

References
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