slza

See also: słza

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech slza, from Proto-Slavic *slьza.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsl̩za]
• Hyphenation: sl‧za

Noun

slza f

1. tear (drop of liquid produced by the eye)

Declension

Declension of slza (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	slza	slzy
genitive	slzy	slz
dative	slze	slzám
accusative	slzu	slzy
vocative	slzo	slzy
locative	slze	slzách
instrumental	slzou	slzami

Derived terms

• krokodýlí slzy
• setřít slzy z očí
• slzy jako hrachy

 

Related terms

• slzavý
• slzet
• slzný

 

Further reading

• “slza”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “slza”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Old Czech

Alternative forms

• sľza (alternative writing)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *slьza.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈsl̩za/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈsl̩za/

Noun

slza f

1. tear (drop of liquid produced by the eye)
2. crying

Declension

Declension of slza (hard a-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	slza	slzě	slzy
genitive	slzy	slzú	slz
dative	slzě	slzama	slzám
accusative	slzu	slzě	slzy
vocative	slzo	slzě	slzy
locative	slzě	slzú	slzách
instrumental	slzú	slzama	slzami

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Descendants

• Czech: slza

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “slza”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *slьza.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsl̩za]

Noun

slza f

1. tear (from a tear duct)

Declension

Declension of slza

	singular	plural
nominative	slza	slzy
genitive	slzy	sĺz
dative	slze	slzám
accusative	slzu	slzy
locative	slze	slzách
instrumental	slzou	slzami

Derived terms

• slzička

Further reading

• “slza”, 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