tuljan

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word tuljan. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word tuljan, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say tuljan in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word tuljan you have here. The definition of the word tuljan will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition oftuljan, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Very likely from Czech tuleň in the 19th century (which in turn was borrowed from Russian, and Russian borrowed it from a Sami language).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tǔʎan/
  • Hyphenation: tu‧ljan

Noun

tùljan m (Cyrillic spelling ту̀љан)

  1. (Croatia) seal (pinniped)
    Synonym: (Bosnia, Serbia, Montenegro) fȍka

Declension

Declension of tuljan
singular plural
nominative tuljan tuljani
genitive tuljana tuljana
dative tuljanu tuljanima
accusative tuljana tuljane
vocative tuljane tuljani
locative tuljanu tuljanima
instrumental tuljanom tuljanima

References

  • “tuljan” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia