žałza

See also: zalza

Upper Sorbian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žьlza. Cognate with Lower Sorbian žałza.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʒaw.za/
  • Rhymes: -awza
  • Syllabification: žał‧za

Noun

žałza f (related adjective žałzaty or žałzojty or žałzowy)

  1. (anatomy, biology) gland (organ that secretes its products, which are released abroad or carried by the blood)
  2. (in the plural, pathology) adenoma

Declension

Derived terms

nouns
  • slinowa žałza f
  • tymusowa žałza f
  • žałznica f
nouns
  • žałzojtosć f

References