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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *slina, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂leyH- (“to smear”). Cognates include Old Church Slavonic слина (slina), Bulgarian слю́на (sljúna), Czech slina, Polish ślina.
Pronunciation
Noun
слю́ни • (sljúni) m inan pl (genitive слюне́й, plural only, diminutive слю́нки)
- (colloquial) saliva, drool
Declension
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plural
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| nominative
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слю́ни
sljúni
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| genitive
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слюне́й
sljunéj
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| dative
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слюня́м
sljunjám
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| accusative
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слю́ни
sljúni
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| instrumental
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слюня́ми
sljunjámi
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| prepositional
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слюня́х
sljunjáx
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References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “слюни”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress