zelena
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈzɛlɛna]
Adjective
zelena
- feminine nominative singular of zeleny
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Related to Proto-Slavic *zelenъ (“green”), *žьltъ (“yellow”).
Noun
zelena (Cyrillic spelling зелена)
Adjective
zelena (Cyrillic spelling зелена)
- inflection of zelen:
- feminine nominative/vocative singular
- indefinite masculine/neuter genitive singular
- indefinite animate masculine accusative singular
- neuter nominative/accusative/vocative plural
Slovene
Etymology 1
Borrowed from a Romance language (cf. Friulian selino, regional Italian sellero), from Latin selīnum, from Ancient Greek σέλῑνον (sélīnon).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zɛ́ːlɛna/, /zéːlɛna/
Noun
zȇlena or zẹ̑lena f
Declension
| Feminine, a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | zêlena | ||
| gen. sing. | zêlene | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
zêlena | zêleni | zêlene |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
zêlene | zêlen | zêlen |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
zêleni | zêlenama | zêlenam |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
zêleno | zêleni | zêlene |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
zêleni | zêlenah | zêlenah |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
zêleno | zêlenama | zêlenami |
Further reading
- “zelena”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
- “zelena”, in Termania, Amebis
- See also the general references
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zɛlɛ̀ːna/
Audio: (file)
Adjective
zelêna
- inflection of zelen:
- masculine nominative/accusative dual
- feminine nominative singular
- neuter nominative/accusative plural