žula

See also: zula, żula, żuła, and Žula

Czech

Etymology

From Old Czech žól (“the bottom of a mine”), borrowed from Middle High German sole, wherefrom German Sohle (“sole”). First attested in the 15th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʒula]
• Hyphenation: žu‧la

Noun

žula f

1. (geology) granite

Declension

Declension of žula (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	žula	žuly
genitive	žuly	žul
dative	žule	žulám
accusative	žulu	žuly
vocative	žulo	žuly
locative	žule	žulách
instrumental	žulou	žulami

Further reading

• “žula”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “žula”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “žula”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒula/, [ˈʒula]
• Rhymes: -ula
• Hyphenation: žu‧la

Noun

žula f (relational adjective žulový)

1. (geology) granite

Declension

Declension of žula
(pattern žena)

	singular	plural
nominative	žula	žuly
genitive	žuly	žúl
dative	žule	žulám
accusative	žulu	žuly
locative	žule	žulách
instrumental	žulou	žulami

Further reading

• “žula”, 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, 2003–2026