тло

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tlo"

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tьlo, whence also Russian тло (tlo), Serbo-Croatian тло, Slovene tla (“floor”). Non-Slavic cognates include Latin tellūs (“the Earth”), Sanskrit तल (tala, “surface”), Old Irish talam (“earth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tɫɔ]
• Hyphenation: тло
• Rhymes: -ɔ

Noun

тло • (tlo) n (plural тла)

1. ground

Declension

Declension of тло

	singular	plural
indefinite	тло (tlo)	тла (tla)
definite unspecified	тлото (tloto)	тлата (tlata)
definite proximal	тлово (tlovo)	тлава (tlava)
definite distal	тлоно (tlono)	тлана (tlana)
vocative	тло (tlo)	тла (tla)

References

• “тло” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic тьло (tĭlo), from Proto-Slavic *tьlo, whence also Macedonian тло (tlo), Serbo-Croatian тло, Slovene tla (“floor”). Non-Slavic cognates include Latin tellūs (“the Earth”), Sanskrit तल (tala, “surface”), Old Irish talam (“earth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tɫo]

Noun

тло • (tlo) n inan (genitive тла, nominative plural тла, genitive plural тёл)

1. (obsolete) floor, ground
2. (obsolete) base, bottom

Declension

Declension of тло (inan neut-form hard-stem accent-b reduc) 

	singular	plural
nominative	тло́ tló	тла́ tlá
genitive	тла́ tlá	тёл tjól
dative	тлу́ tlú	тла́м tlám
accusative	тло́ tló	тла́ tlá
instrumental	тло́м tlóm	тла́ми tlámi
prepositional	тле́ tlé	тла́х tláx

Derived terms

• дотла́ (dotlá)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tьlo, whence also Macedonian тло (tlo), Russian тло (tlo), Slovene tla (“floor”). Non-Slavic cognates include Latin tellūs (“the Earth”), Sanskrit तल (tala, “surface”), Old Irish talam (“earth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tlô/

Noun

тло̏ n (Latin spelling tlȍ)

1. ground
2. floor

Declension

Declension of тло

	singular	plural
nominative	тло̏	тла̏
genitive	тла̏	та́ла̄
dative	тлу	тли̏ма
accusative	тло̏	тла̏
vocative	тло̏	тла̏
locative	тлу	тли̏ма
instrumental	тлом	тли̏ма

Further reading

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

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic тьло (tĭlo), from Proto-Slavic *tьlo, whence also Macedonian тло (tlo), Serbo-Croatian тло, Slovene tla (“floor”). Non-Slavic cognates include Latin tellūs (“the Earth”), Sanskrit तल (tala, “surface”), Old Irish talam (“earth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tɫɔ]

• Audio:

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Noun

тло • (tlo) n inan (genitive тла, uncountable)

1. (literal) background
2. (figurative) environment, surroundings, general conditions
3. (figurative) ground, basis

Declension

Declension of тло (inan sg-only hard neut-form accent-d)

	singular
nominative	тло tlo
genitive	тла tla
dative	тлу tlu
accusative	тло tlo
instrumental	тлом tlom
locative	тлі tli
vocative	тло tlo