gomolj

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gomolь, *gomola (lump, clod), from Proto-Balto-Slavic; compare Polish gomóła (lump), Upper Sorbian homoła (spadix), Czech homole (loaf), Russian гомо́ла (gomóla, lump, clod), Lithuanian gãmalas (chunk, lump). Perhaps compare also Albanian gamule (heap).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡǒmoʎ/
  • Hyphenation: go‧molj

Noun

gòmolj m inan (Cyrillic spelling го̀мољ)

  1. tuber (of a plant)
    Synonym: túber

Declension

Declension of gomolj
singular plural
nominative gomolj gomolji
genitive gomolja gomolja
dative gomolju gomoljima
accusative gomolj gomolje
vocative gomolju gomolji
locative gomolju gomoljima
instrumental gomoljem gomoljima

References

  • gomolj”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025