самокрес

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

само- +‎ кресати.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sâmokreːs/
  • Hyphenation: са‧мо‧крес

Noun

са̏мокре̄с m (Latin spelling sȁmokrēs)

  1. (neologism) pistol, gun

Usage notes

Word has ideological connotations - it was used in the period of Independent State of Croatia in 1941-1945, and during the nationalist fervor in the early 1990s.

Declension

Declension of самокрес
singular plural
nominative самокрес самокреси
genitive самокреса самокреса
dative самокресу самокресима
accusative самокрес самокресе
vocative самокресе самокреси
locative самокресу самокресима
instrumental самокресом самокресима

References

  • самокрес”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025