žleza

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *želza. Cognate with Russian железа́ (železá).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒlèːza/

Noun

žlẹ́za f

  1. gland (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance)

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.
Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing. žléza
gen. sing. žléze
singular dual plural
nominative
(imenovȃlnik)
žléza žlézi žléze
genitive
(rodȋlnik)
žléze žléz žléz
dative
(dajȃlnik)
žlézi žlézama žlézam
accusative
(tožȋlnik)
žlézo žlézi žléze
locative
(mẹ̑stnik)
žlézi žlézah žlézah
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik)
žlézo žlézama žlézami

Further reading

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