See also: zelva

Czech edit

 
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Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žьlvъ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰel-. Cognate with Upper Sorbian žołwja, Lower Sorbian žołw, Polish żółw, Serbo-Croatian žȇlvā and Slovene žélva.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

želva f (related adjective želví)

  1. turtle, tortoise, terrapin
  2. (colloquial) old woman; prune (often in sexual context)

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Further reading edit

  • želva in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • želva in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Serbo-Croatian edit

 
Želva

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žьlvъ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰel-. Cognate with Upper Sorbian žołwja, Lower Sorbian žołw, Polish żółw, Czech želva and Slovene žélva.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ʒêːlʋaː/
  • Hyphenation: žel‧va

Noun edit

žȇlvā f (Cyrillic spelling же̑лва̄)

  1. sea turtle

Declension edit

Slovene edit

 
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Želva

Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *žьlvъ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰel-. Cognate with Upper Sorbian žołwja, Lower Sorbian žołw, Polish żółw, Czech želva and Serbo-Croatian žȇlvā.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

žẹ́lva f

  1. turtle, tortoise

Inflection edit

 
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Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing. žélva
gen. sing. žélve
singular dual plural
nominative
(imenovȃlnik)
žélva žélvi žélve
genitive
(rodȋlnik)
žélve žélv žélv
dative
(dajȃlnik)
žélvi žélvama žélvam
accusative
(tožȋlnik)
žélvo žélvi žélve
locative
(mẹ̑stnik)
žélvi žélvah žélvah
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik)
žélvo žélvama žélvami

Further reading edit

  • želva”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran