щитни шлїжнїк

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Literally, “shield gland”. Calque of Serbo-Croatian штитна жлезда／štitna žlezda, itself a calque of German Schilddrüse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʃt͡ʃitni ˈʃʎiʒɲik]
• Hyphenation: щит‧ни шлїж‧нїк

Noun

щитни шлїжнїк (ščitni šljižnjik) m inan

1. (anatomy) thyroid gland

References

• Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “щитни”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy