"слон" meaning in Bulgarian

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Noun

IPA: [sɫɔn] Audio: LL-Q7918 (bul)-Kiril kovachev-слон.wav
Rhymes: -ɔn Etymology: From Proto-Slavic *slonъ, possibly a deverbative from Proto-Slavic *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 arslan (“lion”). Etymology templates: {{inh|bg|sla-pro|*slonъ}} Proto-Slavic *slonъ, {{cog|sla-pro|*sloniti sę||to lean against}} Proto-Slavic *sloniti sę (“to lean against”) Head templates: {{bg-noun|слон|m|f=слони́ца}} слон • (slon) m (feminine слони́ца) Inflection templates: {{bg-ndecl|слон<(v)>}} Forms: slon [romanization], слони́ца [feminine], no-table-tags [table-tags], слон [indefinite, singular], сло́нове [indefinite, plural], сло́нът [definite, singular, subjective], сло́новете [definite, plural, subjective], сло́на [definite, objective, singular], сло́новете [definite, objective, plural], - [count-form, singular], сло́на [count-form, plural], сло́не [singular, vocative], сло́нове [plural, vocative]
  1. elephant (usually a male one) Synonyms: фил Hyponyms: евразийски слон (evrazijski slon) (english: gen. Elephas; literally: Eurasian elephant), африкански слон (afrikanski slon) (english: gen. Loxodonta; literally: African elephant), маму́т (mamút) (english: mammoth) Derived forms: сло́нище (slónište) [augmentative], сло́нче (slónče) [diminutive], сло́нов (slónov)
    Sense id: en-слон-bg-noun-65~SluqQ Categories (other): Elephants, Male animals Disambiguation of Elephants: 79 11 11 Disambiguation of Male animals: 96 2 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [sɫɔn] Audio: LL-Q7918 (bul)-Kiril kovachev-слон.wav Forms: slon [romanization]
Rhymes: -ɔn Etymology: From Proto-Slavic *slonъ (“offset”). Etymology templates: {{inh|bg|sla-pro|*slonъ||offset}} Proto-Slavic *slonъ (“offset”) Head templates: {{bg-noun|слон|m}} слон • (slon) m, {{tlb|bg|dialectal}} (dialectal)
  1. shelter, offset (used for protection) Tags: dialectal Synonyms: стря́ха, на́вес
    Sense id: en-слон-bg-noun-l8E-SLDY Categories (other): Bulgarian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Bulgarian entries with incorrect language header: 8 85 8
  2. pen, sheepfold Tags: dialectal Synonyms: коша́ра, коте́ц
    Sense id: en-слон-bg-noun-82qNfFMR
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: засло́н (zaslón), насло́н (naslón), подсло́н (podslón), присло́н (prislón)
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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          "english": "like a bull in a china shop",
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          "english": "to make a mountain out of a molehill",
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    "Bulgarian terms with redundant head parameter",
    "Pages with 6 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Bulgarian/ɔn",
    "Rhymes:Bulgarian/ɔn/1 syllable",
    "bg:Elephants",
    "bg:Male animals",
    "uk:Chess",
    "uk:Elephants"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "zaslón",
      "word": "засло́н"
    },
    {
      "roman": "naslón",
      "word": "насло́н"
    },
    {
      "roman": "podslón",
      "word": "подсло́н"
    },
    {
      "roman": "prislón",
      "word": "присло́н"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bg",
        "2": "sla-pro",
        "3": "*slonъ",
        "4": "",
        "5": "offset"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Slavic *slonъ (“offset”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Slavic *slonъ (“offset”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "slon",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "слон",
        "2": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "слон • (slon) m",
      "name": "bg-noun"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bg",
        "2": "dialectal"
      },
      "expansion": "(dialectal)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Bulgarian",
  "lang_code": "bg",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "shelter, offset (used for protection)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "shelter",
          "shelter"
        ],
        [
          "offset",
          "offset"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "стря́ха"
        },
        {
          "word": "на́вес"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dialectal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "pen, sheepfold"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pen",
          "pen"
        ],
        [
          "sheepfold",
          "sheepfold"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "коша́ра"
        },
        {
          "word": "коте́ц"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dialectal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[sɫɔn]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q7918 (bul)-Kiril kovachev-слон.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/c6/LL-Q7918_%28bul%29-Kiril_kovachev-%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%BD.wav/LL-Q7918_%28bul%29-Kiril_kovachev-%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%BD.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/c6/LL-Q7918_%28bul%29-Kiril_kovachev-%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%BD.wav/LL-Q7918_%28bul%29-Kiril_kovachev-%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%BD.wav.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "слон"
}

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