žlica
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See also: zlica
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lъžica, from *lъga + *-ica. First attested in the 15th century.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
žlȉca f (Cyrillic spelling жли̏ца)
- (Croatia) spoon
- Synonym: (regional) kàšika
- Nož, vilica i žlica se zajedno zovu priborom za jelo. ― The knife, fork, and spoon are collectively called cutlery.
Declension
Declension of žlica
Related terms
References
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2021) “žlica”, in Dubravka Ivšić Majić, Tijmen Pronk, editors, Etimološki rječnik hrvatskoga jezika (in Serbo-Croatian), volumes II: O—Ž, Zagreb: Institut za hrvatski jezik i jezikoslovlje, page 623
Further reading
- “žlica”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
Slovene
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lъžica.
Pronunciation
Noun
žlíca f
- spoon (eating utensil with spikes)
Declension
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The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks. |
| Feminine, a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | žlica | ||
| gen. sing. | žlice | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
žlica | žlici | žlice |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
žlice | žlic | žlic |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
žlici | žlicama | žlicam |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
žlico | žlici | žlice |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
žlici | žlicah | žlicah |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
žlico | žlicama | žlicami |
Further reading
- “žlica”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024