xénia
Slovak
Pronunciation
Noun
xénia f (genitive singular xénie, nominative plural xénie, genitive plural xénií, declension pattern of ulica)
- (literature) a type of epigram
- (classical studies) the concept of hospitality to strangers
- (botany) the effect that genes from pollen have on the endosperm
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | xénia | xénie |
| genitive | xénie | xénií |
| dative | xénii | xéniám |
| accusative | xéniu | xénie |
| locative | xénii | xéniách |
| instrumental | xéniou | xéniami |
Further reading
- “xénia”, 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