žerjav
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See also: Žerjav
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *žeravъ, from Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂-.
Pronunciation
Noun
žerjȁv m anim
- crane (bird)
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. |
| Masculine anim., hard o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | žerjàv | ||
| gen. sing. | žerjáva | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
žerjàv | žerjáva | žerjávi |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
žerjáva | žerjávov | žerjávov |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
žerjávu | žerjávoma | žerjávom |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
žerjáva | žerjáva | žerjáve |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
žerjávu | žerjávih | žerjávih |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
žerjávom | žerjávoma | žerjávi |
Further reading
- “žerjav”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024