sirotan

See also: ŝirotan

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From sìrot +‎ -an.

Noun

siròtān m (Cyrillic spelling сиро̀та̄н)

1. orphan

   Synonym: sìroče

2. (figuratively) the one who isn't capable of anything, which knows nothing, or is of low possibilities
3. a pathetic, miserable or poor person

Declension

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Quotations

• 1920/1921, A. B. Šimić, Sunce siromaha:

  Kroz siromaštvo samo sja crvenim žarom
  
  - to jedino sunce sirotana -
  
  bol nebrojenih vječno svježih rana
  

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