žleza
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Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *želza. Cognate with Russian железа́ (železá).
Pronunciation
Noun
žlẹ́za f
- gland (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance)
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. |
| Feminine, a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | žléza | ||
| gen. sing. | žléze | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
žléza | žlézi | žléze |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
žléze | žléz | žléz |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
žlézi | žlézama | žlézam |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
žlézo | žlézi | žléze |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
žlézi | žlézah | žlézah |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
žlézo | žlézama | žlézami |
Further reading
- “žleza”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024