žolna
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Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *žьlna (“green woodpecker”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *gilˀnāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-.
Pronunciation
Noun
žółna f
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. | žôlna | ||
| gen. sing. | žôlne | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
žôlna | žôlni | žôlne |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
žôlne | žôln | žôln |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
žôlni | žôlnama | žôlnam |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
žôlno | žôlni | žôlne |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
žôlni | žôlnah | žôlnah |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
žôlno | žôlnama | žôlnami |
Further reading
- “žolna”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024