žiła

See also: zila, zilā, ziľă, žila, žíla, Žila, and Žíla

Upper Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʒiwa/
• Rhymes: -iwa
• Hyphenation: ži‧ła
• Syllabification: ži‧ła

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žìla.

Noun

žiła f (anatomy)

1. blood vessel (any channel that carries blood through the body, which includes arteries, veins and capillaries)
2. sinew (resistant, connective, fibrous organ that connects muscles to bones or other organs and typically appears as a whitish band or cord)

   Synonyms: ćećel, fleksa

Declension

Declension of žiła (feminine hard stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	žiła	žile	žiły
genitive	žiły	žiłow	žiłow
dative	žile	žiłomaj	žiłam
accusative	žiłu	žile	žiły
instrumental	žiłu	žiłomaj	žiłami
locative	žile	žiłomaj	žiłach
vocative	žiła	žile	žiły

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

žiła

1. feminine singular of žił

References

• “žiła” in Soblex