želwja

Upper Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *žьlvъ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰel-. Cognate with Lower Sorbian žołw, Polish żółw, Czech želva, Serbo-Croatian žȇlvā and Slovene žélva.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʒɛlvja/
  • Hyphenation: žel‧wja

Noun

želwja f ?

  1. turtle, tortoise

Declension

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