želva

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *žьlvъ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰel-. Cognate with Upper Sorbian žołwja, Lower Sorbian žołw, Polish żółw, Serbo-Croatian žȇlvā and Slovene žélva.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒɛlva/

Noun

želva f

1. turtle, tortoise, terrapin
2. (colloquial) old woman (often in sexual context)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *žьlvъ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰel-. Cognate with Upper Sorbian žołwja, Lower Sorbian žołw, Polish żółw, Czech želva and Slovene žélva.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒêːlʋaː/
• Hyphenation: žel‧va

Noun

žȇlvā f (Cyrillic spelling же̑лва̄)

1. sea turtle

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *žьlvъ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰel-. Cognate with Upper Sorbian žołwja, Lower Sorbian žołw, Polish żółw, Czech želva and Serbo-Croatian žȇlvā.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʒèːlʋa/
• Tonal orthography: žẹ́lva

Noun

žélva f (genitive žélve, nominative plural žélve)

1. turtle, tortoise