žlica
See also: zlica
Serbo-Croatian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lъžica via metasesis, from *lъga + *-ica. First attested in the 15th century.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]žlȉca f (Cyrillic spelling жли̏ца)
- (Croatia) spoon
- Synonym: (regional) kàšika
- Nož, vilica i žlica se zajedno zovu priborom za jelo. ― The knife, fork, and spoon are collectively called cutlery.
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | žlȉca | žlice |
| genitive | žlice | žlȋcā |
| dative | žlici | žlicama |
| accusative | žlicu | žlice |
| vocative | žlico | žlice |
| locative | žlici | žlicama |
| instrumental | žlicom | žlicama |
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Matasović, Ranko, Dubravka Ivšić Majić, Tijmen Pronk (2021), “žlica”, in Matasović, Ranko, editor, Etimološki rječnik hrvatskoga jezika [Etymological dictionary of the Croatian language] (in Serbo-Croatian), volume II: O – Ž, Zagreb: Institut za hrvatski jezik i jezikoslovlje, page 623
Further reading
[edit]- “žlica”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
Slovene
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lъžica.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]žlíca f
- spoon (eating utensil with spikes)
Declension
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The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks. |
| Feminine, a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | žlica | ||
| gen. sing. | žlice | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
žlica | žlici | žlice |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
žlice | žlic | žlic |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
žlici | žlicama | žlicam |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
žlico | žlici | žlice |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
žlici | žlicah | žlicah |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
žlico | žlicama | žlicami |
Further reading
[edit]- “žlica”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025
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