zvir

See also: звір

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• zvȇr (Ekavian)
• zvijȇr (Ijekavian)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zvěrь, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰweh₁r.

Noun

zvir f (Cyrillic spelling звир)

1. (Chakavian, Ikavian) beast, wild animal
   • 1375, N.N., Muka svete Margarite (transcribed from Glagolitic original):

     ovoj zviri ne dopusti
     da me razdre nje čeljusti!

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   • 1556, Petar Hektorović, Ribanje i ribarsko prigovaranje:

     Od divjih jest zviri nesramni laživac,
     I kî dobrih tiri, zlobni razpravljivac;

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   • 1759, Antun Kanižlić, Sveta Rožalija:

     Za te trče zviri po pustih planinah,
     ptica krila širi, pase sa živina.

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