jezik

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ęzykъ, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jězik/
• Hyphenation: je‧zik

Noun

jèzik m (Cyrillic spelling јѐзик)

1. (anatomy) tongue
2. language

Declension

Declension of jezik

	singular	plural
nominative	jèzik	jezici
genitive	jezika	jȅzīkā
dative	jeziku	jezicima
accusative	jezik	jezike
vocative	jeziče	jezici
locative	jeziku	jezicima
instrumental	jezikom	jezicima

Related terms

• jezíčak
• jèzičkī
• jèzičnī

 

Further reading

• “jezik”, in Hrvatski jezični portal, 2006–2019

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Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *(j)ęzykъ, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɛ̀ːzik/
• Tonal orthography: jézik

Noun

jêzik m inan (genitive jezíka, nominative plural jezíki)

1. (anatomy) tongue
2. language

Declension

Declension of jêzik (masculine inan., hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	jêzik	jezíka	jezíki
accusative	jêzik	jezíka	jezíke
genitive	jezíka	jezíkov	jezíkov
dative	jezíku	jezíkoma	jezíkom
locative	jezíku	jezíkih	jezíkih
instrumental	jezíkom	jezíkoma	jezíki

Derived terms

• jezikoven
• jezikovni tečaj

Further reading

• “jezik” in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU - portal Fran