čebela
Slovene
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Etymology
[edit]From earlier *čьbela via metathesis of Proto-Slavic *bьčela.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]čebẹ̑la or čəbẹ̑la f
- bee
- Če čebela ne bi če imela, čebela bila bi bela - (Word play) If the bee wouldnt have a če,the bee would be white.
Inflection
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The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks. |
| Feminine, a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | čebéla | ||
| gen. sing. | čebéle | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
čebéla | čebéli | čebéle |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
čebéle | čebél | čebél |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
čebéli | čebélama | čebélam |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
čebélo | čebéli | čebéle |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
čebéli | čebélah | čebélah |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
čebélo | čebélama | čebélami |
Further reading
[edit]- “čebela”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024