zelen

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zelenъ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /zělen/
  • Hyphenation: ze‧len

Adjective

zèlen (definite zèlenī, Cyrillic spelling зѐлен)

  1. green
Declension
indefinite forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative zelen zelena zeleno
genitive zelena zelene zelena
dative zelenu zelenoj zelenu
accusative inanimate
animate		 zelen
zelena		 zelenu zeleno
vocative zelen zelena zeleno
locative zelenu zelenoj zelenu
instrumental zelenim zelenom zelenim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative zeleni zelene zelena
genitive zelenih zelenih zelenih
dative zelenim(a) zelenim(a) zelenim(a)
accusative zelene zelene zelena
vocative zeleni zelene zelena
locative zelenim(a) zelenim(a) zelenim(a)
instrumental zelenim(a) zelenim(a) zelenim(a)
definite forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative zeleni zelena zeleno
genitive zelenog(a) zelene zelenog(a)
dative zelenom(u/e) zelenoj zelenom(u/e)
accusative inanimate
animate		 zeleni
zelenog(a)		 zelenu zeleno
vocative zeleni zelena zeleno
locative zelenom(e/u) zelenoj zelenom(e/u)
instrumental zelenim zelenom zelenim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative zeleni zelene zelena
genitive zelenih zelenih zelenih
dative zelenim(a) zelenim(a) zelenim(a)
accusative zelene zelene zelena
vocative zeleni zelene zelena
locative zelenim(a) zelenim(a) zelenim(a)
instrumental zelenim(a) zelenim(a) zelenim(a)

Further reading
  • “zelen” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Etymology 2

Deadjectival from the previous sense.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /zêleːn/
  • Hyphenation: ze‧len

Noun

zȅlēn f (Cyrillic spelling зе̏ле̄н)

  1. (uncountable) verdure (greenness of lush or growing vegetation; also: the vegetation itself)
    Synonym: zelènilo
  2. (collective) greens (edible green plants and their leaves)
Declension
Declension of zelen
singular
nominative zelen
genitive zeleni
dative zeleni
accusative zelen
vocative zeleni
locative zeleni
instrumental zelenju

Further reading
  • “zelen” in Hrvatski jezični portal

See also
Colors in Serbo-Croatian · boje / боје (layout · text)
     bijel／бијел, beo／бео      siv／сив, sinji／сињи      crn／црн
             crven／црвен, rumen／румен              narandžast／наранџаст, narančast／наранчаст; smeđ／смеђ, braon／браон              žut／жут; žut／жут
             zelen／зелен              zelen／зелен             
             tirkizan／тиркизан, cijan／цијан; tirkizan／тиркизан              plav／плав              modar／модар
             ljubičast／љубичаст; modar／модар, indigo／индиго              ljubičast／љубичаст, magenta／магента; ljubičast／љубичаст              ružičast／ружичаст, roza／роза

Slovene

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *zelenъ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /zɛlɛ́n/

Adjective

zelȅn (comparative bȍlj zelȅn, superlative nȁjbolj zelȅn)

  1. green
Inflection
The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
Hard
masculine feminine neuter
nom. sing. zelèn zelêna zelêno
singular
masculine feminine neuter
nominative zelèn ind
zelêni def		 zelêna zelêno
genitive zelênega zelêne zelênega
dative zelênemu zelêni zelênemu
accusative nominativeinan or
genitiveanim		 zelêno zelêno
locative zelênem zelêni zelênem
instrumental zelênim zelêno zelênim
dual
masculine feminine neuter
nominative zelêna zelêni zelêni
genitive zelênih zelênih zelênih
dative zelênima zelênima zelênima
accusative zelêna zelêni zelêni
locative zelênih zelênih zelênih
instrumental zelênima zelênima zelênima
plural
masculine feminine neuter
nominative zelêni zelêne zelêna
genitive zelênih zelênih zelênih
dative zelênim zelênim zelênim
accusative zelêne zelêne zelêna
locative zelênih zelênih zelênih
instrumental zelênimi zelênimi zelênimi

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /zéːlən/

Adjective

zẹ̑lən (not comparable)

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Inflection
The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
Hard
masculine feminine neuter
nom. sing. zélen zélna zélno
singular
masculine feminine neuter
nominative zélen ind
zélni def		 zélna zélno
genitive zélnega zélne zélnega
dative zélnemu zélni zélnemu
accusative nominativeinan or
genitiveanim		 zélno zélno
locative zélnem zélni zélnem
instrumental zélnim zélno zélnim
dual
masculine feminine neuter
nominative zélna zélni zélni
genitive zélnih zélnih zélnih
dative zélnima zélnima zélnima
accusative zélna zélni zélni
locative zélnih zélnih zélnih
instrumental zélnima zélnima zélnima
plural
masculine feminine neuter
nominative zélni zélne zélna
genitive zélnih zélnih zélnih
dative zélnim zélnim zélnim
accusative zélne zélne zélna
locative zélnih zélnih zélnih
instrumental zélnimi zélnimi zélnimi

See also
Colors in Slovene · barve (layout · text)
     bela      siva      črna
             rdeča; škrlatna              oranžna; rjava              rumena; krem
             svetlozelena, limeta              zelena             
             sinja, cian; turkizna              azurna              modra
             vijolična; indigo              magenta, fuksija; vijolična, lila              roza, rožnata

Further reading
  • “zelen”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
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