слюни

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *slina, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂leyH- (“to smear”). Cognates include Old Church Slavonic слина (slina), Bulgarian слю́на (sljúna), Czech slina, Polish ślina.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈs⁽ʲ⁾lʲʉnʲɪ]

Noun

слю́ни • (sljúni) m inan pl (genitive слюне́й, plural only, diminutive слю́нки)

  1. (colloquial) saliva, drool

Declension
Declension of слю́ни (inan pl-only masc-form soft-stem accent-e) 
plural
nominative слю́ни
sljúni
genitive слюне́й
sljunéj
dative слюня́м
sljunjám
accusative слю́ни
sljúni
instrumental слюня́ми
sljunjámi
prepositional слюня́х
sljunjáx

References
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “слюни”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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