žvala

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Proto-Slavic *žьvà- (“to chew”) +‎ -la, see žvákati. Compare Russian жвало (žvalo, “upper jaw”).

Noun

žvȁla f (Cyrillic spelling жва̏ла)

1. cold sore
2. bit (metal placed in horse's mouth)
3. (derogatory) mouth

   Synonym: ústa

Declension

    Declension of žvala

	singular	plural
nominative	žvala	žvale
genitive	žvale	žvala
dative	žvali	žvalama
accusative	žvalu	žvale
vocative	žvalo	žvale
locative	žvali	žvalama
instrumental	žvalom	žvalama

See also

• úzda (“bridle, rein”)

Further reading

• “žvala”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024