slovo

See also: слово

Czech

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈslovo]

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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

• doslov m
• jednoslovný
• oslovit
• proslov m
• slovní
• slovník m
• slovníkář m
• slovosled m
• svoboda slova f
• víceslovný
• vyslovit
• výslovný

 

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)

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.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

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), 2006–2024

Slovak

Etymology

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

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

Declension of slovo

	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, 2003–2024

Slovene

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /slɔʋóː/

Noun

slovọ̑ n

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

Inflection

Declension of slovo (neuter, s-stem)
nom. sing.	slovo
gen. sing.	slovesa
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	slovo	slovesi	slovesa
accusative	slovo	slovesi	slovesa
genitive	slovesa	sloves	sloves
dative	slovesu	slovesoma	slovesom
locative	slovesu	slovesih	slovesih
instrumental	slovesom	slovesoma	slovesi

Derived terms

• slovnica

Further reading

• “slovo”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024