šija

See also: sija, шија, and шия

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *šija.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

šȉja f (Cyrillic spelling ши̏ја)

1. nape, scruff (back of the neck)

   Synonym: vrȃt

Declension

Declension of šija

	singular	plural
nominative	šȉja	šije
genitive	šije	šȋjā
dative	šiji	šijama
accusative	šiju	šije
vocative	šijo	šije
locative	šiji	šijama
instrumental	šijom	šijama

References

• “šija” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *šija.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

šija f

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

Declension

Declension of šija

	singular	plural
nominative	šija	šije
genitive	šije	šijí
dative	šiji	šijam
accusative	šiju	šije
locative	šiji	šijach
instrumental	šijou	šijami

References

• “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