zvon

Czech

Zvon

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech zvon, from Proto-Slavic *zvonъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzvon]

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Noun

zvon m inan

1. bell (metallic resonating object)
2. plunger, plumber's friend

Declension

Declension of zvon (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	zvon	zvony
genitive	zvonu	zvonů
dative	zvonu	zvonům
accusative	zvon	zvony
vocative	zvone	zvony
locative	zvonu	zvonech
instrumental	zvonem	zvony

Derived terms

adjectives

• zvonařský
• zvonivý
• zvonový

 

nouns

• zvonař
• zvonařství
• zvonárna
• zvonec
• zvonek
• zvonění
• zvonice
• zvoník
• zvonovina

 

verbs

• dozvonit
• odzvonit
• prozvonit
• rozezvonit
• vyzvonit
• zazvonit
• zvonit

 

Further reading

• “zvon”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “zvon”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “zvon”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic звонъ (zvonŭ), from Proto-Slavic *zvonъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zvon/

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Noun

zvon n (plural zvonuri)

1. rumor
2. sound (without a precise source)

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	zvon	zvonul		zvonuri	zvonurile
genitive-dative	zvon	zvonului		zvonuri	zvonurilor
vocative	zvonule			zvonurilor

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zvonъ, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwon- or *swenh₂-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zʋôn/

Noun

zvȍn m (Cyrillic spelling зво̏н)

1. ring, jingle, chime (sound)

Declension

Declension of zvon

	singular	plural
nominative	zvon	zvonovi
genitive	zvona	zvonova
dative	zvonu	zvonovima
accusative	zvon	zvonove
vocative	zvone	zvonovi
locative	zvonu	zvonovima
instrumental	zvonom	zvonovima

Related terms

• zvòniti
• zvȍno

Further reading

• “zvon”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Slovene

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zvonъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zʋóːn/
• (regional) IPA^(key): /zʋɔ́ːn/
• Rhymes: -oːn, -ɔːn
• Hyphenation: zvon

Noun

zvọ̑n or zvȏn m inan

Zvonovi (chimes)

1. a large bell

   Synonyms: zvonec, zvonček, zgon, zgvon

2. (rare) chime (sound of a bell)

   Synonyms: zven, zvenenje

3. Anything that is open wide at one end and gradually closes towards the end, i. e. resembles the shape of a bell.
4. (music, in the plural) chimes (instrument)
5. (obsolete, in the plural) common columbine (aquilegia vulgaris)^{[→Pleteršnik, 2014]}

   Synonym: navadna orlica

Declension

First masculine declension (hard o-stem, inanimate, -ov- infix) , fixed accent
nom. sing.	zvọ̑n
gen. sing.	zvọ̑na
	singular	dual	plural
nominative imenovȃlnik	zvọ̑n	zvonȏva	zvonȏvi
genitive rodȋlnik	zvọ̑na	zvonóv	zvonóv
dative dajȃlnik	zvọ̑nu, zvọ̑ni	zvonȏvoma, zvonȏvama	zvonȏvom, zvọ̑nȏvam
accusative tožȋlnik	zvọ̑n	zvonȏva	zvonȏve
locative mẹ̑stnik	zvọ̑nu, zvọ̑ni	zvonȏvih	zvonȏvih
instrumental orọ̑dnik	zvọ̑nom	zvonȏvoma, zvonȏvama	zvonȏvi
(vocative) (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)	zvọ̑n	zvonȏva	zvonȏvi

• less common, archaic

First masculine declension (hard o-stem, inanimate, -ov- infix) , long mixed accent
nom. sing.	zvọ̑n
gen. sing.	zvonȃ
	singular	dual	plural
nominative imenovȃlnik	zvọ̑n	zvonȏva	zvonȏvi
genitive rodȋlnik	zvonȃ	zvonóv	zvonóv
dative dajȃlnik	zvọ̑nu, zvọ̑ni	zvonȏvoma, zvonȏvama	zvonȏvom, zvọ̑nȏvam
accusative tožȋlnik	zvọ̑n	zvonȏva	zvonȏve
locative mẹ̑stnik	zvọ̑nu, zvọ̑ni	zvonȏvih	zvonȏvih
instrumental orọ̑dnik	zvọ̑nom	zvonȏvoma, zvonȏvama	zvonȏvi
(vocative) (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)	zvọ̑n	zvonȏva	zvonȏvi

• regional

First masculine declension (hard o-stem, inanimate) , fixed accent
nom. sing.	zvȏn
gen. sing.	zvȏna
	singular	dual	plural
nominative imenovȃlnik	zvȏn	zvȏna	zvȏni
genitive rodȋlnik	zvȏna	zvȏnov	zvȏnov
dative dajȃlnik	zvȏnu, zvȏni	zvȏnoma, zvȏnama	zvȏnom, zvȏnam
accusative tožȋlnik	zvȏn	zvȏna	zvȏne
locative mẹ̑stnik	zvȏnu, zvȏni	zvȏnih, zvȏnah	zvȏnih, zvȏnah
instrumental orọ̑dnik	zvȏnom	zvȏnoma, zvȏnama	zvȏni
(vocative) (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)	zvȏn	zvȏna	zvȏni

Derived terms

• biti plat zvona
• hlače na zvon
• obesiti na zvon
• obešati na veliki zvon
• obešati na zvon
• odzvānjati
• odzvonīti
• plat zvona
• pod našim zvonom
• pozvānjati
• pozvonīti
• udariti plat zvona
• udarjati plat zvona
• zazvonīti
• zgọ̑n
• zgvọ̑n
• Zvon
• zvonár
• zvónčək
• zvónčnica
• zvónəc
• zvoník
• zvonīti
• zvonovi gredo k svvetemu očetu po blagoslov
• zvonovi gredo na božjo pot
• zvonovi gredo v Rim
• zvonovi odletijo v Rim

 

See also

• zveneti (“to sound”)
• zvok (“sound”)
• zvonek (“sonorous”)

Further reading

• “zvon”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “zvon”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references