žlica

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Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lъžica, from *lъga + *-ica. First attested in the 15th century.[1]

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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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

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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
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References

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  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2021) “žlica”, in Dubravka Ivšić Majić, Tijmen Pronk, editors, Etimološki rječnik hrvatskoga jezika [Etymological dictionary of the Croatian language] (in Serbo-Croatian), volumes II: O—Ž, Zagreb: Institut za hrvatski jezik i jezikoslovlje, page 623

Further reading

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