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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žьlvъ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰel-.
Pronunciation
Noun
желвь • (želvʹ) f anim (genitive же́лви, nominative plural же́лви, genitive plural желве́й)
- (obsolete) tortoise; turtle
- Synonym: черепа́ха (čerepáxa)
- Желвь ежака́ не обго́нит. ― Želvʹ ježaká ne obgónit. ― A tortoise won't overtake a hedgehog.
- (rare) a kind of earth tortoises with a thick shell
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