острво

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Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ostrovъ. Cognate with Belarusian во́страў (vóstraŭ), Polish ostrów.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ôstrʋo/
  • Hyphenation: o‧str‧vo

Noun[edit]

о̏стрво n (Latin spelling ȍstrvo)

  1. (Bosnia, Serbia) island
    Лађа ће отпловити на острво.The ship will sail to the island.

Usage notes[edit]

The term is prevalently used in Bosnia, Montenegro and Serbia; Croatian speakers prefer the term о̀ток.

Declension[edit]