žalac
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *žędlo + -ac.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʒǎːlat͡s/
- Hyphenation: ža‧lac
Noun
žálac m inan (Cyrillic spelling жа́лац)
- stinger (of an insect such as a bee or wasp)
- Synonym: žȁoka
- barb, biting remark
- Synonym: žȁoka
- the tip of the snake's tongue
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | žálac | žálci |
| genitive | žálca | žȃlācā |
| dative | žalcu | žalcima |
| accusative | žalac | žalce |
| vocative | žalče | žalci |
| locative | žalcu | žalcima |
| instrumental | žalcem | žalcima |
Further reading
- “žalac”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025