шишмиш

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From шиш +‎ миш: "fluttering mouse". Compare German Fledermaus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃǐʃmiʃ/
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Noun

шѝшмиш m (Latin spelling šìšmiš)

  1. bat (small flying mammal)
  2. (soccer, chiefly in plural) Valencia CF player

References

  • шишмиш”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
  • шишмиш”, in Речник српскохрватскога књижевног језика (in Serbo-Croatian), Друго фототипско издање edition, volume 6, Нови Сад, Загреб: Матица српска, Матица хрватска, 1967–1976, published 1990, page 966