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Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *želza.
Pronunciation
Noun
жлеза́ • (žlezá) f (relational adjective жле́зен)
- (anatomy) gland (organ that produces or filters hormones, secrets, and galls)
- мле́чна жлеза́ ― mléčna žlezá ― mammary gland
- слъ́зна жлеза́ ― slǎ́zna žlezá ― lacrimal gland
- слюнче́на жлеза́ ― sljunčéna žlezá ― parotidal gland
- по́тна жлеза́ ― pótna žlezá ― sweat gland
- задстома́шна жлеза́ ― zadstomášna žlezá ― pancreas
- щитови́дна жлеза́ ― štitovídna žlezá ― thyroid
- хипофи́зна жлеза́ ― hipofízna žlezá ― pituitary gland
Declension
References
- “жлеза”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “жлеза”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010