zelje

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See also: želje

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zelьje.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zêːʎe/
  • Hyphenation: ze‧lje

Noun

zȇlje n (Cyrillic spelling зе̑ље)

  1. cabbage
  2. (slang) leaves in German playing cards
  3. (Bosnia) spinach

Declension

See also

German suits in Serbo-Croatian · njemačke boje, nemačke boje, mađarske boje (layout · text)
crvena, srce bundeva, tikva zelena, zelje, list žir

References

  • zelje”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *zelьje.

Pronunciation

Noun

zẹ́lje n

  1. cabbage

Further reading

  • zelje”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran