žeriav

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žeravъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʒeri̯aʋ]

Noun

žeriav m animal

1. crane (bird)

Declension

Declension of žeriav (patterns chlap (singular) and dub (plural))

	singular	plural
nominative	žeriav	žeriavy
genitive	žeriava	žeriavov
dative	žeriavovi	žeriavom
accusative	žeriava	žeriavy
locative	žeriavovi	žeriavoch
instrumental	žeriavom	žeriavmi

Noun

žeriav m inan (relational adjective žeriavový, diminutive žeriavik)

1. crane (machine)

Declension

Declension of žeriav (pattern dub)

	singular	plural
nominative	žeriav	žeriavy
genitive	žeriava, žeriavu	žeriavov
dative	žeriavu	žeriavom
accusative	žeriav	žeriavy
locative	žeriave	žeriavoch
instrumental	žeriavom	žeriavmi

Further reading

• “žeriav”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025