hlina

See also: hlína

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *glina, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *gléiˀnāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *gleh₁y-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦlina]

Noun

hlina f (genitive singular hliny, nominative plural hliny, genitive plural hlín, declension pattern of žena)

1. clay

Declension

Declension of hlina

	singular	plural
nominative	hlina	hliny
genitive	hliny	hlín
dative	hline	hlinám
accusative	hlinu	hliny
locative	hline	hlinách
instrumental	hlinou	hlinami

Derived terms

• hlinový

Further reading

• “hlina”, 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

Upper Sorbian

Alternative forms

• lina

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *glìna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦlina/
• Rhymes: -ina
• Hyphenation: hli‧na
• Syllabification: hli‧na

Noun

hlina f (related adjective hlinowy)

1. clay

Declension

Declension of hlina (feminine hard stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	hlina	hlinje	hliny
genitive	hliny	hlinow	hlinow
dative	hlinje	hlinomaj	hlinam
accusative	hlinu	hlinje	hliny
instrumental	hlinu	hlinomaj	hlinami
locative	hlinje	hlinomaj	hlinach
vocative	hlina	hlinje	hliny

Further reading

• “hlina” in Soblex