желва

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Bulgarian

влечуго желва

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žely (v-stem). Doublet forms reflect *žьlva, with 0-grade generalized from the old oblique stem.

Noun

же́лва (žélvaf (diminutive же́лка)

  1. (dialectal) tortoise, turtle (reptile of order Testudines)
    Synonym: костену́рка (kostenúrka)
Declension
Declension of же́лва
singular plural
indefinite же́лва
žélva
же́лви
žélvi
definite же́лвата
žélvata
же́лвите
žélvite
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References

птичка желва

Etymology 2

Substantivized from Proto-Slavic *žьlvъ (yellowish) + (-a). Probably unrelated to Etymology 1.

Noun

же́лва (žélvaf (diminutive же́лка)

  1. (dialectal) yellowhammer (passarine bird of genus Emberiza citrinella)
    Synonyms: жълту́рка (žǎltúrka), жъ́лта овеса́рка (žǎ́lta ovesárka)
Declension
Declension of же́лва
singular plural
indefinite же́лва
žélva
же́лви
žélvi
definite же́лвата
žélvata
же́лвите
žélvite

References

  • желва²”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “желва²”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 532

Serbo-Croatian

Želva

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žьlvъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒêːlʋaː/
  • Hyphenation: жел‧ва

Noun

же̑лва̄ f (Latin spelling žȇlvā)

  1. sea turtle

Declension

Declension of желва
singular plural
nominative желва желве
genitive желве желви
dative желви желвама
accusative желву желве
vocative желво желве
locative желви желвама
instrumental желвом желвама