Macedonian edit

Etymology edit

From зиме (zime, in winter; during the winter) +‎ зелен (zelen, green).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

зимзелен (zimzelen) (not comparable)

  1. evergreen
    Antonym: листопаден (listopaden)

Declension edit

References edit

  • зимзелен” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology 1 edit

зима +‎ зѐлен.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /zîmzeleːn/
  • Hyphenation: зим‧зе‧лен

Adjective edit

зи̏мзеле̄н (definite зи̏мзеле̄нӣ, Latin spelling zȉmzelēn)

  1. evergreen (of plants, especially trees, that do not shed their leaves seasonally)
Declension edit

Etymology 2 edit

Fossilized from the adjective зи̏мзеле̄н (evergreen).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /zîmzeleːn/
  • Hyphenation: зим‧зе‧лен

Noun edit

зи̏мзеле̄н f (Latin spelling zȉmzelēn)

  1. evergreen (tree or shrub that does not shed its leaves or needles seasonally)
Declension edit

References edit