železnica

See also: zeleznica

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• žèljeznica (Ijekavian)
• žèliznica (Ikavian)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒěleznit͡sa/
• Hyphenation: že‧le‧zni‧ca

Noun

žèleznica f (Cyrillic spelling жѐлезница)

1. railway

Declension

Declension of železnica

	singular	plural
nominative	železnica	železnice
genitive	železnice	železnica
dative	železnici	železnicama
accusative	železnicu	železnice
vocative	železnico	železnice
locative	železnici	železnicama
instrumental	železnicom	železnicama

Slovak

Etymology

From železo +‎ -nica.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʒeʎezɲit͡sa]

Noun

železnica f (declension pattern of ulica)

1. railroad, railway

   Synonym: koľaj

Declension

Declension of železnica

	singular	plural
nominative	železnica	železnice
genitive	železnice	železníc
dative	železnici	železniciam
accusative	železnicu	železnice
locative	železnici	železniciach
instrumental	železnicou	železnicami

Derived terms

• železničný
• železnička

Further reading

• “železnica”, 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