Belarusian

Elephant

Noun

слон • ‎(slon) m

1. elephant
2. (chess) bishop

Declension

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *slonъ, possibly a deverbative from *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

Macedonian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *slonъ, possibly a deverbative from 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

Russian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *slonъ, possibly a deverbative from 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]

Noun

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

1. elephant
2. (chess) bishop

Declension

Abbreviations

• (chess piece): С ‎(S)

Synonyms

• (chess piece): офице́р ‎(oficér) (informal)

Derived terms

• слонёнок ‎(slonjónok)
• слониха ‎(slonixa)
• слоновий ‎(slonovij)
• слоно́вый ‎(slonóvyj)

Diminutive forms

• слоник ‎(slonik)

See also

• морско́й слон ‎(morskój slon)

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 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

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *slonъ, possibly a deverbative from 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

Noun

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

1. elephant
2. (chess) bishop

Declension

References

• Bilodid I. K., editor (1970–1980), “слон”, in Slovnyk ukrajinsʹkoji movy, Kiev: Naukova Dumka