желва

Bulgarian

влечуго желва

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʒɛɫvɐ]

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• Rhymes: -ɛɫvɐ
• Hyphenation^(key): жел‧ва

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žely (v-stem). Doublet forms reflect *žьlva, with 0-grade generalized from the old oblique stem.

Noun

же́лва • (žélva) f (diminutive же́лка)

1. (dialectal) tortoise, turtle (reptile of order Testudines)

   Synonym: костену́рка (kostenúrka)

Declension

Declension of же́лва

	singular	plural
indefinite	же́лва žélva	же́лви žélvi
definite	же́лвата žélvata	же́лвите žélvite

Alternative forms

• жъ́лва (žǎ́lva) — dialectal

Derived terms

• желвеница (želvenica) (obsolete)
  • → живеница (živenica, “scrofula”) (type of skin disease)

References

• “желва¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• Nayden Gerov (1897), “же́лва”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language] (in Bulgarian), volume 2, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 15
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “желва¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 532

птичка желва

Etymology 2

Substantivized from Proto-Slavic *žьlvъ (“yellowish”) + -а (-a). Probably unrelated to Etymology 1.

Noun

же́лва • (žélva) f (diminutive же́лка)

1. (dialectal) yellowhammer (passarine bird of genus Emberiza citrinella)

   Synonyms: жълту́рка (žǎltúrka), жъ́лта овеса́рка (žǎ́lta ovesárka)

Declension

Declension of же́лва

	singular	plural
indefinite	же́лва žélva	же́лви žélvi
definite	же́лвата žélvata	же́лвите žélvite

Related terms

• жълт (žǎlt, “yellow”)

References

• “желва²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “желва²”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 532

Serbo-Croatian

Želva

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žьlvъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒêːlʋaː/
• Hyphenation: жел‧ва

Noun

же̑лва̄ f (Latin spelling žȇlvā)

1. sea turtle

Declension

Declension of желва

	singular	plural
nominative	желва	желве
genitive	желве	желви
dative	желви	желвама
accusative	желву	желве
vocative	желво	желве
locative	желви	желвама
instrumental	желвом	желвама