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Slovak
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
žihľava f (related adjective žihľavový)
- nettle (a herb of the genus Urtica, which is covered with stinging, mildly poisonous hairs, causing an instant rash)
- Synonym: pŕhľava
Declension
Declension of
žihľava (pattern
žena)
Further reading
- “žihľava”, 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