pľúca

See also: pluca, pluća, and płuca

Old Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pľūťè.

Noun

pľúca n pl

  1. (plural only, anatomy) lungs

Descendants

  • Slovak: pľúca

Further reading

  • Majtán, Milan et al., editors (1991–2008), “pľúca”, in Historický slovník slovenského jazyka [Historical Dictionary of the Slovak Language] (in Slovak), volumes 1–7 (A – Ž), Bratislava: VEDA, →OCLC

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pľūťè.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpʎuːt͡sa]

Noun

pľúca n pl (relational adjective pľúcny, diminutive pľúcka)

  1. (plural only, anatomy) lungs

Declension

Further reading

  • pľúca”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025