željeznica
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From željezan + -ica, shortening from Calque of German Eisenbahn, željezni put, from željezo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʒěʎeznit͡sa/
- Hyphenation: že‧lje‧zni‧ca
Noun
žèljeznica f (Cyrillic spelling жѐљезница)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | željeznica | željeznice |
| genitive | željeznice | željeznica |
| dative | željeznici | željeznicama |
| accusative | željeznicu | željeznice |
| vocative | željeznico | željeznice |
| locative | željeznici | željeznicama |
| instrumental | željeznicom | željeznicama |
Further reading
- “željeznica”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025