балван in Serbo-Croatian

IPA: /bǎlʋan/ [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Old Church Slavonic балванъ (balvanŭ, “statue”), from Proto-Slavic *bъlvanъ (“statue, idol”) of Oghuric origin. Cognate with Hungarian bálvány (“idol”), Proto-Turkic *balbal (“gravestone”). Etymology templates: {{cog|cu|балванъ||statue}} Old Church Slavonic балванъ (balvanŭ, “statue”), {{der|sh|sla-pro|*bъlvanъ|t=statue, idol}} Proto-Slavic *bъlvanъ (“statue, idol”), {{cog|hu|bálvány||idol}} Hungarian bálvány (“idol”), {{cog|trk-pro|*balbal||gravestone}} Proto-Turkic *balbal (“gravestone”) Head templates: {{sh-noun|ба̀лван|m-in}} ба̀лван m inan (Latin spelling bàlvan) Forms: ба̀лван [canonical, inanimate, masculine], bàlvan [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], балван [nominative, singular], балвани [nominative, plural], балвана [genitive, singular], балвана [genitive, plural], балвану [dative, singular], балванима [dative, plural], балван [accusative, singular], балване [accusative, plural], балване [singular, vocative], балвани [plural, vocative], балвану [locative, singular], балванима [locative, plural], балваном [instrumental, singular], балванима [instrumental, plural]

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{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cu",
        "2": "балванъ",
        "3": "",
        "4": "statue"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Church Slavonic балванъ (balvanŭ, “statue”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sh",
        "2": "sla-pro",
        "3": "*bъlvanъ",
        "t": "statue, idol"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Slavic *bъlvanъ (“statue, idol”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hu",
        "2": "bálvány",
        "3": "",
        "4": "idol"
      },
      "expansion": "Hungarian bálvány (“idol”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "trk-pro",
        "2": "*balbal",
        "3": "",
        "4": "gravestone"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Turkic *balbal (“gravestone”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Church Slavonic балванъ (balvanŭ, “statue”), from Proto-Slavic *bъlvanъ (“statue, idol”) of Oghuric origin. Cognate with Hungarian bálvány (“idol”), Proto-Turkic *balbal (“gravestone”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ба̀лван",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "inanimate",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bàlvan",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "балван",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "балвани",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "балвана",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "балвана",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "балвану",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "балванима",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "балван",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "балване",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "балване",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "балвани",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "балвану",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "балванима",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "балваном",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "балванима",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ба̀лван",
        "2": "m-in"
      },
      "expansion": "ба̀лван m inan (Latin spelling bàlvan)",
      "name": "sh-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "бал",
        "ван"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
  "lang_code": "sh",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Serbo-Croatian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "sh",
          "name": "Timber industry",
          "orig": "sh:Timber industry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "beam, log (piece of timber)"
      ],
      "id": "en-балван-sh-noun-p2SyU~6k",
      "links": [
        [
          "beam",
          "beam"
        ],
        [
          "log",
          "log"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bǎlʋan/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "балван"
}

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cu",
        "2": "балванъ",
        "3": "",
        "4": "statue"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Church Slavonic балванъ (balvanŭ, “statue”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sh",
        "2": "sla-pro",
        "3": "*bъlvanъ",
        "t": "statue, idol"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Slavic *bъlvanъ (“statue, idol”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hu",
        "2": "bálvány",
        "3": "",
        "4": "idol"
      },
      "expansion": "Hungarian bálvány (“idol”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "trk-pro",
        "2": "*balbal",
        "3": "",
        "4": "gravestone"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Turkic *balbal (“gravestone”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Church Slavonic балванъ (balvanŭ, “statue”), from Proto-Slavic *bъlvanъ (“statue, idol”) of Oghuric origin. Cognate with Hungarian bálvány (“idol”), Proto-Turkic *balbal (“gravestone”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ба̀лван",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "inanimate",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bàlvan",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "балван",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "балвани",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "балвана",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "балвана",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "балвану",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "балванима",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "балван",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "балване",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "балване",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "балвани",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "балвану",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "балванима",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "балваном",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "балванима",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ба̀лван",
        "2": "m-in"
      },
      "expansion": "ба̀лван m inan (Latin spelling bàlvan)",
      "name": "sh-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "бал",
        "ван"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
  "lang_code": "sh",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Serbo-Croatian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Serbo-Croatian inanimate nouns",
        "Serbo-Croatian lemmas",
        "Serbo-Croatian masculine inanimate nouns",
        "Serbo-Croatian masculine nouns",
        "Serbo-Croatian nouns",
        "Serbo-Croatian terms derived from Proto-Slavic",
        "Serbo-Croatian terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "sh:Timber industry"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "beam, log (piece of timber)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "beam",
          "beam"
        ],
        [
          "log",
          "log"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bǎlʋan/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "балван"
}

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"балван" meaning in Serbo-Croatian

Noun