žlijezda
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *želza. First attested in the 17th century.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʒljěːzda/
- Hyphenation: žlije‧zda
Noun
žlijézda f (Cyrillic spelling жлије́зда)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | žlijezda | žlijezde |
| genitive | žlijezde | žlijezda |
| dative | žlijezdi | žlijezdama |
| accusative | žlijezdu | žlijezde |
| vocative | žlijezdo | žlijezde |
| locative | žlijezdi | žlijezdama |
| instrumental | žlijezdom | žlijezdama |
References
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2021) “žlijezda”, in Dubravka Ivšić Majić, Tijmen Pronk, editors, Etimološki rječnik hrvatskoga jezika [Etymological dictionary of the Croatian language] (in Serbo-Croatian), volumes II: O—Ž, Zagreb: Institut za hrvatski jezik i jezikoslovlje, page 623
Further reading
- “žlijezda”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025