слюни

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Russian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈs⁽ʲ⁾lʲʉnʲɪ]

Noun[edit]

слю́ни (sljúnim inan pl (genitive слюне́й, plural only, diminutive слю́нки)

  1. (colloquial) saliva, drool

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

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