Босна

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɔsnɐ]

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• Rhymes: -ɔsnɐ
• Syllabification^(key): Бо‧сна
• Hyphenation^(key): Бос‧на

Proper noun

Бо́сна • (Bósna) f (relational adjective бо́сненски)

1. Bosnia (a geographic region of Bosnia and Herzegovina, consisting of the northern three fourths of the country)
2. Bosnia (a country in southeast Europe; in full, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
3. Bosna (a major river in Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Inflection

Declension of Бо́сна

	singular
indefinite	Бо́сна Bósna
definite	—
vocative form	Бо́сно Bósno

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɔsna]

Proper noun

Босна • (Bosna) f (relational adjective босански)

1. Bosnia (a geographic region of Bosnia and Herzegovina, consisting of the northern three fourths of the country)
2. Bosnia (a country in southeast Europe; in full, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
3. Bosna (a major river in Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Derived terms

• Босанец m (Bosanec), Босанка f (Bosanka)

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Босна / Bosna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɔsna]
• Rhymes: -ɔsna
• Hyphenation: Бос‧на

Proper noun

Босна (Bosna) f (relational adjective босански, demonym Босанєц, female demonym Босанка)

1. Bosnia (a geographic region of Bosnia and Herzegovina, consisting of the northern three fourths of the country)
2. Bosnia (a country in southeast Europe; in full, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
3. Bosna (a major river in Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Usage notes

• In oblique cases, Босни (Bosni) is more common than Босней (Bosnej).

Declension

Declension of Босна (Bosna)

	singular	plural
nominative	Босна (Bosna)	—
genitive	Босни / Босней (Bosni / Bosnej)	—
dative	Босни / Босней (Bosni / Bosnej)	—
accusative	Босну (Bosnu)	—
instrumental	Босну (Bosnu)	—
locative	Босни / Босней (Bosni / Bosnej)	—
vocative	Босно (Bosno)	—

Related terms

proper nouns

• Босна и Герцеґовина f (Bosna i Hercegovina)
• Герцеґовина f (Hercegovina)

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bôsna/
• Hyphenation: Бо‧сна

Proper noun

Бо̏сна f (Latin spelling Bȍsna) (uncountable)

1. Bosnia (a geographic region of Bosnia and Herzegovina, consisting of the northern three fourths of the country)

   Босна је земља стећака. ― Bosnia is the land of stećci.

   Дај бре, лепи, то је Босна, немаш трилер. ― Come on, mate, it's Bosnia, you don't have ornaments. (quote from the movie Toma)

   Кроз Босну не п(ј)евај, кроз Србију не свирај, кроз Маћедонију не играј. ― When in Bosnia don't sing, when in Serbia don't play (instruments), when in Macedonia don't dance. (proverb)

2. Bosnia (a country in southeast Europe; in full, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
3. Bosna (a major river in Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Declension

Declension of Босна

	singular
nominative	Босна
genitive	Босне
dative	Босни
accusative	Босну
vocative	Босно
locative	Босни
instrumental	Босном