slovo

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈslovo/

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Noun

slovo n

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

Further reading

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

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

References

• “slovo” in Hrvatski jezični portal

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

Further reading

• slovo in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

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