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Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *želza. Cognate with Russian железа́ (železá).
Pronunciation
Noun
žľaza f (relational adjective žľazový, diminutive žliazka)
- gland
Declension
Declension of
žľaza (pattern
žena)
Further reading
- “žľaza”, 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, 2003–2024