žlijeb

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Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *želbъ. First attested in the 14th century.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

žlijȇb m (Cyrillic spelling жлије̑б)

  1. groove, flute
  2. gutter
  3. drainpipe, downspout

Declension

Declension of žlijeb
singular plural
nominative žlijȇb žljȅbovi
genitive žlijeba žljebova
dative žlijebu žljebovima
accusative žlijeb žljebove
vocative žlijebe žljebovi
locative žlijebu žljebovima
instrumental žlijebom žljebovima

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2021) “žustar”, in Dubravka Ivšić Majić, Tijmen Pronk, editors, Etimološki rječnik hrvatskoga jezika [Etymological dictionary of the Croatian language] (in Serbo-Croatian), volumes II: O—Ž, Zagreb: Institut za hrvatski jezik i jezikoslovlje, page 627
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