cvitak

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• cvijétak (Ijekavian)
• cvétak (Ekavian)

Etymology

From cvit +‎ -ak.

Noun

cvitak m (Cyrillic spelling цвитак)

1. (Chakavian, Ikavian) (expressively, hypocoristically) flower
   • 1375, N.N., Muka svete Margarite (transcribed from Glagolitic original):

     Trava reste, cvate cvitak,
     reste zdravje, dobar žitak;

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   • 1536, Petar Zoranić, Planine:

     A sad je potamnil me mladosti cvitak,
     sad se je obalil žitak moj nauznak.

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   • 1759, Antun Kanižlić, Sveta Rožalija:

     Lica izorana jarke puni, maže,
     i da je od dana mladi cvitak, laže.

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