Czech

Noun

želva f

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

Declension

Derived terms

• želví
• želvovina
• želvovinový

Serbo-Croatian

Želva

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

Declension

Slovene

Želva

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

Declension