балван

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Old Church Slavonic балванъ (balvanŭ, “statue”) of Oghuric origin. Cognate with Hungarian bálvány (“idol”), Proto-Turkic *balbal (“gravestone”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bǎlʋan/
  • Hyphenation: бал‧ван

Noun

ба̀лван m (Latin spelling bàlvan)

  1. beam, log (piece of timber)

Declension
Declension of балван
singular plural
nominative балван балвани
genitive балвана балвана
dative балвану балванима
accusative балван балване
vocative балване балвани
locative балвану балванима
instrumental балваном балванима
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