dlan
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This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.
Old Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dolnь.
Pronunciation
Noun
dlan f
- palm (inner part of the hand)
- palm (unit of length)
- (rare) sole (bottom surface of the foot)
- Synonym: chodidlo
Declension
Declension of dlan (i-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | dlan | dlani | dlani |
| genitive | dlani | dlaňú | dlaní |
| dative | dlani | dlanma | dlanem |
| accusative | dlan | dlani | dlani |
| vocative | dlani | dlani | dlani |
| locative | dlani | dlaňú | dlanech |
| instrumental | dlaňú | dlanma | dlanmi |
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.
Descendants
- Czech: dlaň
References
- Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “dlan”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dolnь.
Pronunciation
Noun
dlȁn m (Cyrillic spelling дла̏н)
- the palm of the hand
- Kad si srećan lupi tada dlan o dlan - If you're happy, clap your hands
Declension
Declension of dlan
Further reading
- “dlan”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *dolnь.
Pronunciation
Noun
dlȃn f
- palm (inner, concave part of hand)
Inflection
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The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks. |
| Feminine, i-stem, long mixed accent | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | dlán | ||
| gen. sing. | dlaní | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
dlán | dlaní | dlaní |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
dlaní | dlaní | dlaní |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
dláni | dlanéma | dlaném |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
dlán | dlaní | dlaní |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
dláni | dlanéh | dlanéh |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
dlanjó | dlanéma | dlanmí |
Further reading
- “dlan”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
- “dlan”, in Termania, Amebis
- See also the general references