желва
/[ˈʒɛɫvɐ]/
Bulgariannoun
Definitions
- 1.dialectaltortoise, turtle (reptile of order Testudines)
- 2.dialectalyellowhammer (passarine bird of genus Emberiza citrinella)
Synonyms & related words
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žely (v-stem). Doublet forms reflect *žьlva, with 0-grade generalized from the old oblique stem.
Forms
- же́лваcanonical • feminine
- žélvaromanization
- же́лкаdiminutive
- же́лваindefinite • singular
- же́лвиindefinite • plural
- же́лватаdefinite • singular
- же́лвитеdefinite • plural
- жъ́лваalternative • dialectal