бидон

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from French bidon. See there for further etymology.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [biˈdɔn]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔn
• Hyphenation^(key): би‧дон

Noun

бидо́н • (bidón) m (diminutive бидо́нче)

1. large metal or plastic cylindrical container with a narrow neck, used for liquid transport and storage; drum; can (as in milk can or jerrycan)

Declension

Declension of бидо́н

	singular	plural
indefinite	бидо́н bidón	бидо́ни bidóni
definite (subject form)	бидо́нът bidónǎt	бидо́ните bidónite
definite (object form)	бидо́на bidóna
count form	—	бидо́на bidóna

References

• “бидон”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “бидон”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “бидон”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 46

Russian

Бидон

Etymology

Borrowed from French bidon in the late 19th century (attested since 1880), from Middle French bidon, further origin uncertain.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bʲɪˈdon]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

бидо́н • (bidón) m inan (genitive бидо́на, nominative plural бидо́ны, genitive plural бидо́нов, diminutive бидо́нчик)

1. can, churn (a large metal or plastic cylindrical container with lid or cover, intended to store and transport liquids)

   бидо́н для молока́ ― bidón dlja moloká ― milk can, milk churn

Declension

Declension of бидо́н (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	бидо́н bidón	бидо́ны bidóny
genitive	бидо́на bidóna	бидо́нов bidónov
dative	бидо́ну bidónu	бидо́нам bidónam
accusative	бидо́н bidón	бидо́ны bidóny
instrumental	бидо́ном bidónom	бидо́нами bidónami
prepositional	бидо́не bidóne	бидо́нах bidónax

Descendants

• → Yakut: бидон (bidon)

Yakut

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian бидон (bidon).

Noun

бидон • (bidon)

1. can

Synonyms

• жбан (zhban, “large can, pitcher”)