žalac

See also: Zalac, zalać, zaląc, and żaląc

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *žędlo +‎ -ac.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒǎːlat͡s/
• Hyphenation: ža‧lac

Noun

žálac m (Cyrillic spelling жа́лац)

1. stinger (of an insect such as a bee or wasp)

   Synonym: žȁoka

2. barb, biting remark

   Synonym: žȁoka

3. the tip of the snake's tongue

Declension

Declension of žalac

	singular	plural
nominative	žálac	žálci
genitive	žálca	žȃlācā
dative	žalcu	žalcima
accusative	žalac	žalce
vocative	žalče	žalci
locative	žalcu	žalcima
instrumental	žalcem	žalcima

Further reading

• “žalac”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024