želwja

Upper Sorbian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *želỳ. Cognate with Lower Sorbian žołw.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʒɛlɥa/
  • Rhymes: -ɛlɥa
  • Hyphenation: žel‧wja
  • Syllabification: žel‧wja

Noun

želwja f

  1. turtle, tortoise
    Synonym: nopawa
    Želwje maja jara spřećiwjenjakmany pancer. ― Turtles have a very resistant shell.

Declension

Declension of želwja (feminine soft stem)
singular dual plural
nominative želwja želwi želwje
genitive želwje želwjow želwjow
dative želwi želwjomaj želwjam
accusative želwju želwi želwje
instrumental želwju želwjomaj želwjemi
locative želwi želwjomaj želwjach
vocative želwja želwi želwje

Further reading

  • “želwja”, in Mudra corpus [Upper Sorbian–Czech dictionary] (in Czech), 2024–2026
  • “želwja” in Soblex
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