žao

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word žao. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word žao, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say žao in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word žao you have here. The definition of the word žao will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofžao, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: zao, záo, zào, zāo, and zǎo

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žalь.[1] First attested in the 14th century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒâo/
  • Hyphenation: ža‧o

Adverb

žȁo (Cyrillic spelling жа̏о)

  1. sorry
    žao mi je.I am sorry.
    žao mi te je.I feel sorry for you.

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2021) “žȁo”, in Dubravka Ivšić Majić, Tijmen Pronk, editors, Etimološki rječnik hrvatskoga jezika [Etymological dictionary of the Croatian language] (in Serbo-Croatian), volumes II: O—Ž, Zagreb: Institut za hrvatski jezik i jezikoslovlje, page 614

Further reading

  • žao”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024