ščit
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See also: scit
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ščitъ (“shield”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ščit m (Cyrillic spelling шчит)
Declension
Declension of ščit
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *ščitъ (“shield”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *skeitum, *skoitum, from Proto-Indo-European *skey-to-m, from *skey- (“to cut, separate”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ščȋt m inan
- shield (armor)
Inflection
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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 inan., hard o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | ščít | ||
| gen. sing. | ščíta | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
ščít | ščíta | ščíti |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
ščíta | ščítov | ščítov |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
ščítu | ščítoma | ščítom |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
ščít | ščíta | ščíte |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
ščítu | ščítih | ščítih |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
ščítom | ščítoma | ščíti |
Further reading
- “ščit”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024