Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pleťe (Old Church Slavonic плєщє (plešte), Russian плечо́ (plečó), Polish plece). Compare Lithuanian plokščias.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /plět͡ɕa/
  • Hyphenation: пле‧ћа

Noun

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плѐћа n pl (Latin spelling plèća)

  1. shoulders, back

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