dež
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Slovene
Alternative forms
- dž (colloquial)
- desh (Bohorič alphabet)
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *dъždžь, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dus-dyu- (“bad sky”).
Pronunciation
Noun
də̏ž m inan
| at | na/v dežju |
|---|---|
| to | na/v dež |
| from | z/iz dežja |
- rain
- (figuratively) shower (a quantity of something that has characteristics of a rain shower)
- dež zlatih konfetov ― a shower of gold confetti
Declension
| First masculine declension (soft o-stem, inanimate) , fixed accent, -j- infix (singularia tantum) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | də̏ž | ||
| gen. sing. | də̏žja | ||
| singular | |||
| nominative imenovȃlnik |
də̏ž | ||
| genitive rodȋlnik |
də̏žja | ||
| dative dajȃlnik |
də̏žju, də̏žji | ||
| accusative tožȋlnik |
də̏ž | ||
| locative mẹ̑stnik |
də̏žju, də̏žji | ||
| instrumental orọ̑dnik |
də̏žjem | ||
| (vocative) (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik) |
də̏ž | ||
| First masculine declension (soft o-stem, inanimate) , short mixed accent, -j- infix (singularia tantum) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | də̏ž | ||
| gen. sing. | dežjȁ | ||
| singular | |||
| nominative imenovȃlnik |
də̏ž | ||
| genitive rodȋlnik |
dežjȁ | ||
| dative dajȃlnik |
dežjȕ, dežjȉ | ||
| accusative tožȋlnik |
də̏ž | ||
| locative mẹ̑stnik |
dežjȕ, dežjȉ | ||
| instrumental orọ̑dnik |
dežjȅm | ||
| (vocative) (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik) |
də̏ž | ||
Derived terms
Further reading
- “dež”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
- “dež”, in Termania, Amebis
- See also the general references