želva

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žьlvъ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰel-. Cognate with Upper Sorbian žołwja, Lower Sorbian žołw, Polish żółw, Serbo-Croatian žȇlvā and Slovene žélva.

• IPA^(key): [ˈʒɛlva]

želva f (relational adjective želví, diminutive želvička)

1. turtle, tortoise, terrapin
2. (colloquial) old woman; prune (often in sexual context)

• “želva”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “želva”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “želva”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žьlvъ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰel-. Cognate with Upper Sorbian žołwja, Lower Sorbian žołw, Polish żółw, Czech želva and Slovene žélva.

• IPA^(key): /ʒêːlʋaː/
• Hyphenation: žel‧va

žȇlvā f (Cyrillic spelling же̑лва̄)

1. sea turtle

From Proto-Slavic *žьlvъ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰel-. Cognate with Upper Sorbian žołwja, Lower Sorbian žołw, Polish żółw, Czech želva and Serbo-Croatian žȇlvā.

• IPA^(key): /ʒèːlʋa/

žẹ́lva f

1. turtle, tortoise

• “želva”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “želva”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references