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Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lęďa, *lędvьje.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lěːd͡ʑa/
- Hyphenation: ле‧ђа
Noun
ле́ђа n pl (Latin spelling léđa)
- (plural only) back
- да ли желиш утрљати мало лосиона на моја леђа? ― do you want to rub some lotion on my back?
- боле ме леђа ― my back hurts
- лези с рукама иза леђа! ― lie down with your hands behind your back!
- лези на леђа ― lie on your back
- idiomatic and figurative meanings
- окренути некоме леђа ― to turn one's back on somebody
- радити иза нечијих леђа ― to work behind somebody's back
- подметнути леђа ― to shoulder, take on
- чувати нечија леђа ― to watch somebody's back
Declension
Declension of леђа
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plural
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| nominative
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ле́ђа
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| genitive
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ле́ђа̄
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| dative
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леђима
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| accusative
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леђа
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| vocative
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леђa
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| locative
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леђима
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| instrumental
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леђима
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Derived terms
References
- “леђа”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024