# злато
## Bulgarian
### Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *zolto, a nominalization of злат (zlat, “golden; shining, brilliant”) (dialectal) +‎ -о (-o).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈzɫato]
* Hyphenation: зла‧то
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

зла́то • (zláto) n (relational adjective злат or зла́тен)
* (uncountable) gold
    зла́то на кюлче́та ― zláto na kjulčéta ― gold bullion
    пръ́стен от зла́то ― prǎ́sten ot zláto ― gold ring
* (countable, colloquial) sheet of tinfoil

#### Coordinate terms

* (Chemical element): Previous: платина (platina) Next: живак (živak)

#### Derived terms

* зла́тен (zláten, “golden”)
* злата́р m (zlatár), злата́рка f (zlatárka, “goldsmith”)
** злата́рство (zlatárstvo, “goldsmithing”)

### References

* “злато”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
* “злато”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

## Macedonian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zolto.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈzɫatɔ]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

злато • (zlato) n (relational adjective златен, diminutive златце)
* gold
* darling

#### Declension
## Old Church Slavonic
### Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *zolto. Cognate with Serbo-Croatian, Czech, Slovene and Slovak zlato, Belarusian золата (zólata), Bulgarian злато (zlato), Polish złoto, Russian and Ukrainian зо́лото (zóloto).

### Noun

злато • (zlato) n
* gold
    Synonym: ⰸⱁⰾⱏⱅⱁ (zolŭto)

#### Derived terms

* златикъ (zlatikŭ)

## Russian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic злато (zlato), from Proto-Slavic *zolto, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃-. Doublet of зо́лото (zóloto).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈzɫatə]

### Noun

зла́то • (zláto) n inan (genitive зла́та, uncountable)
* (archaic, poetic) gold
    Synonym: зо́лото (zóloto)

#### Derived terms

* злато́й (zlatój)
* зла́тка (zlátka)

### References

* Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “злато”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /zlâːto/
* Hyphenation: зла‧то

### Noun

зла̑то n (Latin spelling zlȃto)
* gold (metal)
    Моја огрлица је од злата. ― My necklace is made of gold.
* objects made of gold collectively
* (by extension) something precious or extremely valuable
* term of endearment; darling, dear

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “злато”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

## Ukrainian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic злато (zlato), from Proto-Slavic *zolto, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃-. Doublet of зо́лото (zóloto) and зло́то (zlóto).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈzɫatɔ]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

зла́то • (zláto) n inan (genitive зла́та, uncountable, relational adjective злати́й)
* (archaic, poetic) gold
    Synonyms: зо́лото (zóloto), зло́то (zlóto)

#### Declension
### References

* Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “злато”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
* Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “злато”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN