slezina

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech slezina, from Proto-Slavic *selzenь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈslɛzɪna]
• Hyphenation: sle‧zi‧na

Noun

slezina f (related adjective slezinný or slezinový, diminutive slezinka)

1. (anatomy) spleen

Declension

Declension of slezina (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	slezina	sleziny
genitive	sleziny	slezin
dative	slezině	slezinám
accusative	slezinu	sleziny
vocative	slezino	sleziny
locative	slezině	slezinách
instrumental	slezinou	slezinami

Further reading

• “slezina”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “slezina”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “slezina”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Old Czech

Alternative forms

• sľezina (alternative writing)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *selzenь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈslɛzina/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈslɛzina/

Noun

slezina f

1. (anatomy) spleen

Declension

Declension of slezina (hard a-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	slezina	slezině	sleziny
genitive	sleziny	slezinú	slezin
dative	slezině	slezinama	slezinám
accusative	slezinu	slezině	sleziny
vocative	slezino	slezině	sleziny
locative	slezině	slezinú	slezinách
instrumental	slezinú	slezinama	slezinami

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Descendants

• Czech: slezina

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “slezina”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• slezèna (Bosnia, Croatia)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *selzenь.

Noun

slezìna f (Cyrillic spelling слезѝна)

1. (anatomy, immunology, Serbia) spleen

Declension

Declension of slezina

	singular	plural
nominative	slezina	slezine
genitive	slezine	slezina
dative	slezini	slezinama
accusative	slezinu	slezine
vocative	slezino	slezine
locative	slezini	slezinama
instrumental	slezinom	slezinama

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *selzenь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsʎezina]

Noun

slezina f (related adjective slezinový or slezinný)

1. (anatomy) spleen, milt

Declension

Declension of slezina (pattern žena)

	singular	plural
nominative	slezina	sleziny
genitive	sleziny	slezín
dative	slezine	slezinám
accusative	slezinu	sleziny
locative	slezine	slezinách
instrumental	slezinou	slezinami

Further reading

• “slezina”, 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, 2003–2024