žerjav

See also: Žerjav

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *žeravъ, from Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒɛrjáʋ/

Noun

žerjȁv m anim

  1. crane (bird)

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
Masculine anim., hard o-stem
nom. sing. žerjàv
gen. sing. žerjáva
singular dual plural
nominative
(imenovȃlnik)
žerjàv žerjáva žerjávi
genitive
(rodȋlnik)
žerjáva žerjávov žerjávov
dative
(dajȃlnik)
žerjávu žerjávoma žerjávom
accusative
(tožȋlnik)
žerjáva žerjáva žerjáve
locative
(mẹ̑stnik)
žerjávu žerjávih žerjávih
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik)
žerjávom žerjávoma žerjávi

Further reading

  • žerjav”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025