šija

== Karelian == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *sija. Cognates include Finnish sija and Veps sija. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʃijɑ/ Hyphenation: ši‧ja === Noun === šija (genitive šijan, partitive šijua) place post, position bed (place to sleep on) (grammar) case ==== Declension ==== === References === A. V. Punzhina (1994), “šija”, in Словарь карельского языка (тверские говоры) [Dictionary of the Karelian language (Tver dialects)], →ISBN P. Zaykov; L. Rugoyeva (1999), “šija”, in Карельско-Русский словарь (Северно-Карельские диалекты) [Karelian-Russian dictionary (North Karelian dialects)], Petrozavodsk, →ISBN == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *šija. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃîja/ Hyphenation: ši‧ja Rhymes: -ija === Noun === šȉja f (Cyrillic spelling ши̏ја) nape, scruff (back of the neck) Synonym: vrȃt ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “šija”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026 == Slovak == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *šija. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃija/, [ˈʃija] Rhymes: -ija Hyphenation: ši‧ja === Noun === šija f (relational adjective šijový) nape, scruff (back of the neck) (geography) isthmus ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “šija”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026