sijelo

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Serbo-Croatian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Reflects Proto-Slavic *sědlo, from Proto-Indo-European *sed- (to sit), with a sense development similar to Polish posiedzenie, Latin sessio, English sitting. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “citation needed”)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sijěːlo/
  • Hyphenation: si‧je‧lo

Noun

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sijélo n (Cyrillic spelling сије́ло)

  1. social call, visit
  2. rural evening social gathering, sometimes featuring traditional music and amusements

Declension

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