злато

Bulgarian

злато на кюлчета

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *zolto, a nominalization of злат (zlat, “golden; shining, brilliant”) (dialectal) +‎ -о (-o).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzɫato]
• Hyphenation^(key): зла‧то

• Audio:

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Noun

зла́то • (zláto) n (relational adjective злат or зла́тен)

1. (uncountable) gold

   зла́то на кюлче́та ― zláto na kjulčéta ― gold bullion

   пръ́стен от зла́то ― prǎ́sten ot zláto ― gold ring

2. (countable, colloquial) sheet of tinfoil

Declension

Declension of зла́то

	singular	plural
indefinite	зла́то zláto	злата́ zlatá
definite	зла́тото zlátoto	злата́та zlatáta

Coordinate terms

• (Chemical element): Previous: платина (platina) Next: живак (živak)

Derived terms

• зла́тен (zláten, “golden”)
• злата́р m (zlatár), злата́рка f (zlatárka, “goldsmith”)
  • злата́рство (zlatárstvo, “goldsmithing”)

References

• “злато”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “злато”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Chemical element
Au
Previous: платина (platina) (Pt)
Next: жива (živa) (Hg)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zolto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzɫatɔ]

• Audio:

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Noun

злато • (zlato) n (relational adjective златен, diminutive златце)

1. gold
2. darling

Declension

Declension of злато

	singular	plural
indefinite	злато (zlato)	злата (zlata)
definite unspecified	златото (zlatoto)	златата (zlatata)
definite proximal	златово (zlatovo)	златава (zlatava)
definite distal	златоно (zlatono)	златана (zlatana)
vocative	злато (zlato)	злата (zlata)

Old Church Slavonic

Ꙁлато

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *zolto. Cognate with Serbo-Croatian, Czech, Slovene and Slovak zlato, Belarusian золата (zólata), Bulgarian злато (zlato), Polish złoto, Russian and Ukrainian зо́лото (zóloto).

Noun

злато • (zlato) n

1. gold

   Synonym: ⰸⱁⰾⱏⱅⱁ (zolŭto)

Declension

Declension of злато (o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	злато zlato	златѣ zlatě	злата zlata
genitive	злата zlata	златоу zlatu	златъ zlatŭ
dative	златоу zlatu	златома zlatoma	златомъ zlatomŭ
accusative	злато zlato	златѣ zlatě	злата zlata
instrumental	златомъ zlatomŭ	златома zlatoma	златꙑ zlaty
locative	златѣ zlatě	златоу zlatu	златѣхъ zlatěxŭ
vocative	злато zlato	златѣ zlatě	злата zlata

Derived terms

• златикъ (zlatikŭ)

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic злато (zlato), from Proto-Slavic *zolto, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃-. Doublet of зо́лото (zóloto).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzɫatə]

Noun

зла́то • (zláto) n inan (genitive зла́та, uncountable)

1. (archaic, poetic) gold

   Synonym: зо́лото (zóloto)

Declension

Declension of зла́то (inan sg-only neut-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular
nominative	зла́то zláto
genitive	зла́та zláta
dative	зла́ту zlátu
accusative	зла́то zláto
instrumental	зла́том zlátom
prepositional	зла́те zláte

Derived terms

• злато́й (zlatój)
• зла́тка (zlátka)

References

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “злато”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zolto, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰólh₃tom (“gold”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zlâːto/
• Hyphenation: зла‧то

Noun

зла̑то n (Latin spelling zlȃto)

1. gold (metal)

   Моја огрлица је од злата. ― My necklace is made of gold.

2. objects made of gold collectively
3. (by extension) something precious or extremely valuable
4. term of endearment; darling, dear

Declension

Declension of злато

	singular	plural
nominative	злато	злата
genitive	злата	злата
dative	злату	златима
accusative	злато	злата
vocative	злато	злата
locative	злату	златима
instrumental	златом	златима

Further reading

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

Ukrainian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic злато (zlato), from Proto-Slavic *zolto, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃-. Doublet of зо́лото (zóloto) and зло́то (zlóto).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzɫatɔ]

• Audio:

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Noun

зла́то • (zláto) n inan (genitive зла́та, uncountable, relational adjective злати́й)

1. (archaic, poetic) gold

   Synonyms: зо́лото (zóloto), зло́то (zlóto)

Declension

Declension of зла́то
(inan sg-only hard neut-form accent-a)

	singular
nominative	зла́то zláto
genitive	зла́та zláta
dative	зла́ту zlátu
accusative	зла́то zláto
instrumental	зла́том zlátom
locative	зла́ті zláti
vocative	зла́то zláto

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “злато”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “злато”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN