самокрес

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

само- +‎ кресати.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sâmokreːs/
• Hyphenation: са‧мо‧крес

Noun

са̏мокре̄с m (Latin spelling sȁmokrēs)

1. (neologism) pistol, gun

Usage notes

Word has ideological connotations - it was used in the period of Independent State of Croatia in 1941-1945, and during the nationalist fervor in the early 1990s.

Declension

Declension of самокрес

	singular	plural
nominative	самокрес	самокреси
genitive	самокреса	самокреса
dative	самокресу	самокресима
accusative	самокрес	самокресе
vocative	самокресе	самокреси
locative	самокресу	самокресима
instrumental	самокресом	самокресима

References

• “самокрес” in Hrvatski jezični portal