jelša
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See also: Jelsa
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *elьxa or *olьxa.
Pronunciation
Noun
jȅlša f (Cyrillic spelling је̏лша)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | jelša | jelše |
| genitive | jelše | jelši / jelša |
| dative | jelši | jelšama |
| accusative | jelšu | jelše |
| vocative | jelšo | jelše |
| locative | jelši | jelšama |
| instrumental | jelšama | jelšama |
Further reading
- “jelša”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *elьxa or Proto-Slavic *olьxa.
Pronunciation
Noun
jelša f (relational adjective jelšový)
- alder (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | jelša | jelše |
| genitive | jelše | jelší |
| dative | jelši | jelšiam |
| accusative | jelšu | jelše |
| locative | jelši | jelšiach |
| instrumental | jelšou | jelšami |
Further reading
- “jelša”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *elьxa or Proto-Slavic *olьxa.
Pronunciation
Noun
jẹ́łša f
- alder (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus)
Declension
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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, a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | jélša | ||
| gen. sing. | jélše | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
jélša | jélši | jélše |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
jélše | jélš | jélš |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
jélši | jélšama | jélšam |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
jélšo | jélši | jélše |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
jélši | jélšah | jélšah |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
jélšo | jélšama | jélšami |
Further reading
- “jelša”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
- “jelša”, in Termania, Amebis
- See also the general references