zlato

Czech

Chemical element
Au
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Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech zlato, from Proto-Slavic *zolto. Compare Russian and Ukrainian золото (zoloto), Belarusian золата (zólata), Bulgarian and Macedonian злато (zlato), Serbo-Croatian, Slovene, and Slovak zlato, Polish, Kashubian, Lower Sorbian, and Upper Sorbian złoto, Polabian zlåtă.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzlato]

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• Hyphenation: zla‧to

Noun

zlato n (related adjective zlatý)

1. gold

   Je to pravé zlato? ― Is it real gold?

2. darling
3. (heraldry) or, gold

Declension

Declension of zlato (hard neuter)

	singular	plural
nominative	zlato	zlata
genitive	zlata	zlat
dative	zlatu	zlatům
accusative	zlato	zlata
vocative	zlato	zlata
locative	zlatu, zlatě	zlatech
instrumental	zlatem	zlaty

Derived terms

• kočičí zlato n
• není všechno zlato, co se třpytí
• zlatnictví n
• zlatník m
• zlatohlávek m
• zlatokop m
• zlaťák m

 

Further reading

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

Old Czech

Alternative forms

• zlatto

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zolto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈzɫato/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈzlato/

Noun

zlato n

1. gold

Declension

Declension of zlato (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	zlato	zlatě	zlata
genitive	zlata	zlatú	zlat
dative	zlatu	zlatoma	zlatóm
accusative	zlato	zlatě	zlata
vocative	zlato	zlatě	zlata
locative	zlatě, zlatu	zlatú	zlatiech
instrumental	zlatem	zlatoma	zlaty

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Descendants

• Czech: zlato

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “zlato”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zolto, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰólh₃tom (“gold”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zlâːto/
• Hyphenation: zla‧to

Noun

zlȃto n (Cyrillic spelling зла̑то)

1. gold (metal)

   Moja ogrlica je od zlata. ― My necklace is made of gold.

2. objects made of gold collectively
3. (by extension) something precious or extremely valuable
4. term of endearment; darling, dear

Declension

Declension of zlato

	singular	plural
nominative	zlato	zlata
genitive	zlata	zlata
dative	zlatu	zlatima
accusative	zlato	zlata
vocative	zlato	zlata
locative	zlatu	zlatima
instrumental	zlatom	zlatima

Derived terms

• Zlatan
• zlatar
• zlatan
• zlatnik

See also

Symbol	Pt	Au	Ag	Fe	Al	Sn	Cu
metal	platina	zlato	srebro	željezo	aluminij	kalaj kositar	bakar

Further reading

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

Slovak

Chemical element
Au
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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zolto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzlatɔ]

Noun

zlato n

1. gold (element)
2. darling

Declension

Declension of zlato

	singular	plural
nominative	zlato	zlatá
genitive	zlata	zlát
dative	zlatu	zlatám
accusative	zlato	zlatá
locative	zlate	zlatách
instrumental	zlatom	zlatami

Derived terms

• zlatko, zlatenko, zlatuško

Further reading

• “zlato”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024

Slovene

Chemical element
Au
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Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *zolto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zlatóː/

Noun

zlatọ̑ n

1. gold

Declension

First neuter declension (hard o-stem) , long mixed accent (singularia tantum)
nom. sing.	zlatọ̑
gen. sing.	zlatȃ
	singular
nominative imenovȃlnik	zlatọ̑
genitive rodȋlnik	zlatȃ
dative dajȃlnik	zlȃtu, zlȃti
accusative tožȋlnik	zlatọ̑
locative mẹ̑stnik	zlȃtu, zlȃti
instrumental orọ̑dnik	zlȃtom
(vocative) (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)	zlatọ̑

Further reading

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