желвь
Russian
Alternative forms
- жолвь (žolvʹ)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žьlvъ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰel-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʐɛɫfʲ]
Noun
желвь • (želvʹ) f anim (genitive же́лви, nominative plural же́лви, genitive plural желве́й)
- (obsolete) tortoise; turtle
- Желвь ежака́ не обго́нит. ― Želvʹ ježaká ne obgónit. ― A tortoise won't overtake a hedgehog.
- Synonym: черепа́ха (čerepáxa)
- (rare) a kind of earth tortoises with a thick shell
Declension
Declension of желвь (anim fem-form 3rd-decl accent-e)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | же́лвь žélvʹ | же́лви žélvi |
| genitive | же́лви žélvi | желве́й želvéj |
| dative | же́лви žélvi | желвя́м želvjám |
| accusative | же́лвь žélvʹ | желве́й želvéj |
| instrumental | же́лвью žélvʹju | желвя́ми želvjámi |
| prepositional | же́лви žélvi | желвя́х želvjáx |