želwja

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Upper Sorbian

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Etymology

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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

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

Noun

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želwja f

  1. turtle, tortoise

Declension

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