слюни
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *slina, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂leyH- (“to smear”). Cognates include Old Church Slavonic слина (slina), Bulgarian слю́на (sljúna), Czech slina, Polish ślina.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈs⁽ʲ⁾lʲʉnʲɪ]
Noun
слю́ни • (sljúni) m inan pl (genitive слюне́й, plural only, diminutive слю́нки)
- (colloquial) saliva, drool
Declension
Declension of слю́ни (inan pl-only masc-form soft-stem accent-e)
plural | |
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nominative | слю́ни sljúni |
genitive | слюне́й sljunéj |
dative | слюня́м sljunjám |
accusative | слю́ни sljúni |
instrumental | слюня́ми sljunjámi |
prepositional | слюня́х sljunjáx |
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “слюни”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress