žlijeb

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Serbo-Croatian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *želbъ. First attested in the 14th century.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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žlijȇb m (Cyrillic spelling жлије̑б)

  1. groove, flute
  2. gutter
  3. drainpipe, downspout

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2021) “žustar”, in Dubravka Ivšić Majić, Tijmen Pronk, editors, Etimološki rječnik hrvatskoga jezika [Etymological dictionary of the Croatian language] (in Serbo-Croatian), volumes II: O—Ž, Zagreb: Institut za hrvatski jezik i jezikoslovlje, page 627