желва

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Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *žely, *žьlva.

Pronunciation

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Noun

же́лва • (žélva) f (diminutive же́лка)

  1. (dialectal) tortoise, turtle (reptile of order Testudines)
    Synonym: костену́рка (kostenúrka)

Usage notes

Bulgarian makes no implicit distinction between terrestrial and aquatic Testudines. If specification is needed, it is made explicitly:

Declension

Declension of же́лва
singular plural
indefinite же́лва
žélva 		же́лви
žélvi
definite же́лвата
žélvata 		же́лвите
žélvite

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References

  • “желва¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “желва¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 532

Serbo-Croatian

Želva

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žьlvъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒêːlʋaː/
  • Hyphenation: жел‧ва

Noun

же̑лва̄ f (Latin spelling žȇlvā)

  1. sea turtle

Declension

Declension of желва
singular plural
nominative желва желве
genitive желве желви
dative желви желвама
accusative желву желве
vocative желво желве
locative желви желвама
instrumental желвом желвама
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