človik

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Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čьlověkъ.

Noun

človik m (Cyrillic spelling чловик)

  1. (Chakavian, Ikavian) a man; person; human
    • 1375, N.N. Muka svete Margarite (transcribed from Glagolitic original):
      Pomiluj ga, Gospodine,
      takav človik da ne zgine.
      Spare him, Lord,
      that that kind of man does not perish.
    • 1501, Marko Marulić, Judita:
      Kralj tako jiduje - sunce svitla lica,
      na zapad minuje, za more skri nica;
      noć jure podtica da narod, živine,
      človik, zvir i ptica, pustiv teg, počine.
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    • 17C, Fran Krsto Frankopan, Nemarnost človičanska
      Grišni človik neče mislit
      da j' iz blata zemlje stvoren
      i da mu je spet preminit
      v drobne prahe, odkud rojen;

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