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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech žláza, from Proto-Slavic *želza. Cognate with Russian железа́ (železá).
Pronunciation
Noun
žláza f (related adjective žlázový, diminutive žlázka)
- gland
- štítná žláza ― thyroid gland
- mléčná žláza ― mammary gland
- slinná žláza ― salivary gland
- endokrinní žláza ― endocrine gland
- žláza s vnitřní sekrecí ― endocrine gland
Declension
Declension of žláza (hard feminine)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “žláza”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “žláza”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “žláza”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Old Czech
- žłáza (alternative writing)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *želza.
Pronunciation
Noun
žláza f
- gland
Declension
Descendants
Further reading