See also: sija, шија, and шия

Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *šija.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ʃîja/
  • Hyphenation: ši‧ja
  • Rhymes: -ija

Noun edit

šȉja f (Cyrillic spelling ши̏ја)

  1. nape, scruff (back of the neck)
    Synonym: vrȃt

Declension edit

References edit

  • šija” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Slovak edit

 
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Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *šija.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃija]
  • Hyphenation: ši‧ja

Noun edit

šija f (genitive singular šije, nominative plural šije, genitive plural šijí, declension pattern of ulica)

  1. nape, scruff (back of the neck)
  2. (geography) isthmus

Declension edit

References edit

  • šija”, 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, 2024