čebela

Slovene

Etymology

From earlier *čьbela via metathesis of Proto-Slavic *bьčela.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃɛbéːla/, /t͡ʃəbéːla/

Noun

čebẹ̑la or čəbẹ̑la f

  1. bee
    Če čebela ne bi če imela, čebela bila bi bela - (Word play) If the bee wouldnt have a če,the bee would be white.

Declension

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Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing. čebéla
gen. sing. čebéle
singular dual plural
nominative
(imenovȃlnik)
čebéla čebéli čebéle
genitive
(rodȋlnik)
čebéle čebél čebél
dative
(dajȃlnik)
čebéli čebélama čebélam
accusative
(tožȋlnik)
čebélo čebéli čebéle
locative
(mẹ̑stnik)
čebéli čebélah čebélah
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik)
čebélo čebélama čebélami

Further reading

  • čebela”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025