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donji

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Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dolьnъ. Cognates include Czech dolní.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /dôːɲiː/
  • Hyphenation: do‧nji

Adjective

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dȏnjī (Cyrillic spelling до̑њӣ)

  1. lower
    Antonym: gornji
    Donji Grada part of Zagreb, literally "Lower Town"
  2. western
    Antonym: gornji

Usage notes

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donji and gornji are often used in the names of twin settlements, one on the mountain, one in the valley, e.g. Donji Lapac and Gornji Lapac, or one eastern the other western, e.g. Donji Humac and Gornji Humac.

Declension

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Declension of donji
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative donji donja donje
genitive donjeg(a) donje donjeg(a)
dative donjem(u) donjoj donjem(u)
accusative inanimate
animate
donji
donjeg(a)
donju donje
vocative donji donja donje
locative donjem(u) donjoj donjem(u)
instrumental donjim donjom donjim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative donji donje donja
genitive donjih donjih donjih
dative donjim(a) donjim(a) donjim(a)
accusative donje donje donja
vocative donji donje donja
locative donjim(a) donjim(a) donjim(a)
instrumental donjim(a) donjim(a) donjim(a)

Further reading

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  • donji”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025