žlica

See also: zlica

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lъžica, from *lъga + *-ica. First attested in the 15th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒlît͡sa/
• Hyphenation: žli‧ca

Noun

žlȉca f (Cyrillic spelling жли̏ца)

1. (Croatia) spoon

   Synonym: (regional) kàšika

   Nož, vilica i žlica se zajedno zovu priborom za jelo. ― The knife, fork, and spoon are collectively called cutlery.

Declension

Declension of žlica

	singular	plural
nominative	žlȉca	žlice
genitive	žlice	žlȋcā
dative	žlici	žlicama
accusative	žlicu	žlice
vocative	žlico	žlice
locative	žlici	žlicama
instrumental	žlicom	žlicama

Related terms

• žličica

Further reading

• “žlica”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Slovene

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lъžica.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒlìːt͡sa/

Noun

žlíca f

1. spoon (eating utensil with spikes)

Declension

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.	žlica
gen. sing.	žlice
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	žlica	žlici	žlice
genitive (rodȋlnik)	žlice	žlic	žlic
dative (dajȃlnik)	žlici	žlicama	žlicam
accusative (tožȋlnik)	žlico	žlici	žlice
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	žlici	žlicah	žlicah
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	žlico	žlicama	žlicami

Further reading

• “žlica”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025