žila

See also: zila, zilā, žíla, žiła, Žila, and Žíla

Lithuanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʒʲɪˈlɐ]

Adjective

žilà f

1. (deprecated template usage) positive feminine singular nominative form of žilas.
2. (deprecated template usage) positive feminine singular instrumental form of žilas.

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Slavic *žila.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒîla/
• Hyphenation: ži‧la

Noun

žȉla f (Cyrillic spelling жи̏ла)

1. vein
2. tendon

Declension

Declension of žila

	singular	plural
nominative	žȉla	žile
genitive	žile	žȋlā
dative	žili	žilama
accusative	žilu	žile
vocative	žilo	žile
locative	žili	žilama
instrumental	žilom	žilama

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Slovak

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Slavic *žìla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʒiɫa/

Noun

žila f (genitive singular žily, nominative plural žily, genitive plural žíl, declension pattern of žena)

1. vein

Declension

Declension of žila

	singular	plural
nominative	žila	žily
genitive	žily	žíl
dative	žile	žilám
accusative	žilu	žily
locative	žile	žilách
instrumental	žilou	žilami

Synonyms

• véna

Derived terms

• žilový, žilný
• žilka
• žilôčka

See also

• cieva f

Further reading

• “žila”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

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Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *žila.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒìːla/

Noun

žíla f

1. vein, sinew