pleseň

See also: plesen, and plěseń

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *plěsnь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpʎeseɲ]

Noun

pleseň f (genitive singular plesne, nominative plural plesne, genitive plural plesní, declension pattern of dlaň)

1. mold (woolly or furry growth of tiny fungi)
2. (pathology) mold illness; mycosis

Declension

Declension of pleseň

	singular	plural
nominative	pleseň	plesne
genitive	plesne	plesní
dative	plesni	plesniam
accusative	pleseň	plesne
locative	plesni	plesniach
instrumental	plesňou	plesňami

Derived terms

• plesňový

Further reading

• “pleseň”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024