zmaj
Serbo-Croatian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zmьjь.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]zmȁj m anim or m inan (Cyrillic spelling зма̏ј)
- (animate) dragon
- (inanimate) kite
- (soccer, journalism, chiefly in plural, animate) member of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team (because of the nickname 'Dragon of Bosnia' given to Husein Gradaščević)
Declension
[edit]- animate
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | zmȁj | zmàjevi |
| genitive | zmaja | zmajeva |
| dative | zmaju | zmajevima |
| accusative | zmaja | zmajeve |
| vocative | zmaju | zmajevi |
| locative | zmaju | zmajevima |
| instrumental | zmajem | zmajevima |
- inanimate
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | zmȁj | zmàjevi |
| genitive | zmaja | zmajeva |
| dative | zmaju | zmajevima |
| accusative | zmaj | zmajeve |
| vocative | zmaju | zmajevi |
| locative | zmaju | zmajevima |
| instrumental | zmajem | zmajevima |
Further reading
[edit]- “zmaj”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026
Slovene
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Slavic *zmьjь. First attested in the 19th century.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]zmāj or zmȁj m anim
Declension
[edit] |
The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks. |
| Masculine anim., soft o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | zmáj | ||
| gen. sing. | zmája | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
zmáj | zmája | zmáji |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
zmája | zmájev | zmájev |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
zmáju | zmájema | zmájem |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
zmája | zmája | zmáje |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
zmáju | zmájih | zmájih |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
zmájem | zmájema | zmáji |
|
The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks. |
| Masculine anim., soft o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | zmàj | ||
| gen. sing. | zmája | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
zmàj | zmája | zmáji |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
zmája | zmájev | zmájev |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
zmáju | zmájema | zmájem |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
zmája | zmája | zmáje |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
zmáju | zmájih | zmájih |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
zmájem | zmájema | zmáji |
Further reading
[edit]- “zmaj”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026
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- Serbo-Croatian terms inherited from Proto-Slavic
- Serbo-Croatian terms derived from Proto-Slavic
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