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Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zelьje.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zêːʎe/
- Hyphenation: ze‧lje
Noun
zȇlje n (Cyrillic spelling зе̑ље)
- cabbage
- (slang) leaves in German playing cards
- (Bosnia) spinach
Declension
Declension of zelje
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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zelje
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-
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genitive
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zelja
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-
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dative
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zelju
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-
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accusative
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zelje
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-
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vocative
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zelje
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locative
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zelju
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-
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instrumental
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zeljem
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-
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See also
References
- “zelje”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *zelьje.
Pronunciation
Noun
zẹ́lje n
- cabbage
Further reading
- “zelje”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024