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Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from German Schleim.
Pronunciation
Noun
šlem m inan
- phlegm, slime
- Synonyms: sliz, hlen
- scum, foam
- Synonyms: kal, pěna, sliz, povlak
Declension
Declension of šlem (hard masculine inanimate)
Further reading
- “šlem”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “šlem”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “šlem”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *šelmъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
šlȅm m (Cyrillic spelling шле̏м)
- helmet
Declension