źěsna

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *dęsna, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *déntsnāˀ, from *dantís, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts. Cognate with Upper Sorbian dźasna, Polish dziąsło, Czech dáseň, Russian десна́ (desná), Serbo-Croatian dȇsni.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʑɪsna/

Noun

źěsna pl (diminutive źěsnicka)

  1. gums (flesh around teeth)

Declension

Declension of źěsna
plural (plurale tantum)
Nominative źěsna
Genitive źěsnow
Dative źěsnam
Accusative źěsna
Instrumental źěsnami
Locative źěsnach
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