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žiła

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See also: zila, zilā, ziľă, žila, žíla, Žila, and Žíla

Upper Sorbian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʒiwa/
  • Rhymes: -iwa
  • Hyphenation: ži‧ła
  • Syllabification: ži‧ła

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žìla.

Noun

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žiła f (anatomy)

  1. blood vessel (any channel that carries blood through the body, which includes arteries, veins and capillaries)
  2. sinew (resistant, connective, fibrous organ that connects muscles to bones or other organs and typically appears as a whitish band or cord)
    Synonyms: ćećel, fleksa
Declension
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

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žiła

  1. feminine singular of žił

References

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