metulj

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *motyľь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /metuʎ/

Noun

metulj m (Cyrillic spelling метуљ)

1. (Croatia, Chakavian, Kajkavian) butterfly

Declension

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Slovene

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *motyľь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛtùːl/
• Rhymes: -ùːl
• Hyphenation: me‧tulj

Noun

metúlj m anim (possessive adjective metúljev)

1. butterfly

Declension

First masculine declension (soft o-stem, animate) , fixed accent
nom. sing.	metúlj
gen. sing.	metúlja
	singular	dual	plural
nominative imenovȃlnik	metúlj	metúlja	metúlji
genitive rodȋlnik	metúlja	metúljev	metúljev
dative dajȃlnik	metúlju, metúlji	metúljema, metúljama	metúljem, metúljam
accusative tožȋlnik	metúlja	metúlja	metúlje
locative mẹ̑stnik	metúlju, metúlji	metúljih, metúljah	metúljih, metúljah
instrumental orọ̑dnik	metúljem	metúljema, metúljama	metúlji
(vocative) (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)	metúlj	metúlja	metúlji

Derived terms

• metuljčnica

Noun

metúlj m inan

1. (colloquial) banknote for one hundred Yugoslav dinars

Declension

First masculine declension (soft o-stem, inanimate) , fixed accent
nom. sing.	metúlj
gen. sing.	metúlja
	singular	dual	plural
nominative imenovȃlnik	metúlj	metúlja	metúlji
genitive rodȋlnik	metúlja	metúljev	metúljev
dative dajȃlnik	metúlju, metúlji	metúljema, metúljama	metúljem, metúljam
accusative tožȋlnik	metúlj	metúlja	metúlje
locative mẹ̑stnik	metúlju, metúlji	metúljih, metúljah	metúljih, metúljah
instrumental orọ̑dnik	metúljem	metúljema, metúljama	metúlji
(vocative) (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)	metúlj	metúlja	metúlji

Further reading

• “metulj”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “metulj”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references