Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čьrnъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kiršnas, from Proto-Indo-European *kr̥snós.
cȓn (Cyrillic spelling цр̑н, definite cȓnī, comparative cȑnjī)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | crn | crna | crno | |
| genitive | crna | crne | crna | |
| dative | crnu | crnoj | crnu | |
| accusative | inanimate animate |
crn crna |
crnu | crno |
| vocative | crn | crna | crno | |
| locative | crnu | crnoj | crnu | |
| instrumental | crnim | crnom | crnim | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | crni | crne | crna | |
| genitive | crnih | crnih | crnih | |
| dative | crnim(a) | crnim(a) | crnim(a) | |
| accusative | crne | crne | crna | |
| vocative | crni | crne | crna | |
| locative | crnim(a) | crnim(a) | crnim(a) | |
| instrumental | crnim(a) | crnim(a) | crnim(a) | |
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | crni | crna | crno | |
| genitive | crnog(a) | crne | crnog(a) | |
| dative | crnom(u/e) | crnoj | crnom(u/e) | |
| accusative | inanimate animate |
crni crnog(a) |
crnu | crno |
| vocative | crni | crna | crno | |
| locative | crnom(e/u) | crnoj | crnom(e/u) | |
| instrumental | crnim | crnom | crnim | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | crni | crne | crna | |
| genitive | crnih | crnih | crnih | |
| dative | crnim(a) | crnim(a) | crnim(a) | |
| accusative | crne | crne | crna | |
| vocative | crni | crne | crna | |
| locative | crnim(a) | crnim(a) | crnim(a) | |
| instrumental | crnim(a) | crnim(a) | crnim(a) | |
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | crnji | crnja | crnje | |
| genitive | crnjeg(a) | crnje | crnjeg(a) | |
| dative | crnjem(u) | crnjoj | crnjem(u) | |
| accusative | inanimate animate |
crnji crnjeg(a) |
crnju | crnje |
| vocative | crnji | crnja | crnje | |
| locative | crnjem(u) | crnjoj | crnjem(u) | |
| instrumental | crnjim | crnjom | crnjim | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | crnji | crnje | crnja | |
| genitive | crnjih | crnjih | crnjih | |
| dative | crnjim(a) | crnjim(a) | crnjim(a) | |
| accusative | crnje | crnje | crnja | |
| vocative | crnji | crnje | crnja | |
| locative | crnjim(a) | crnjim(a) | crnjim(a) | |
| instrumental | crnjim(a) | crnjim(a) | crnjim(a) | |
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | najcrnji | najcrnja | najcrnje | |
| genitive | najcrnjeg(a) | najcrnje | najcrnjeg(a) | |
| dative | najcrnjem(u) | najcrnjoj | najcrnjem(u) | |
| accusative | inanimate animate |
najcrnji najcrnjeg(a) |
najcrnju | najcrnje |
| vocative | najcrnji | najcrnja | najcrnje | |
| locative | najcrnjem(u) | najcrnjoj | najcrnjem(u) | |
| instrumental | najcrnjim | najcrnjom | najcrnjim | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | najcrnji | najcrnje | najcrnja | |
| genitive | najcrnjih | najcrnjih | najcrnjih | |
| dative | najcrnjim(a) | najcrnjim(a) | najcrnjim(a) | |
| accusative | najcrnje | najcrnje | najcrnja | |
| vocative | najcrnji | najcrnje | najcrnja | |
| locative | najcrnjim(a) | najcrnjim(a) | najcrnjim(a) | |
| instrumental | najcrnjim(a) | najcrnjim(a) | najcrnjim(a) | |
| bijel / бијел, beo / бео | siv / сив, sinji / сињи | crn / црн |
| crven / црвен, rumen / румен | narandžast / наранџаст, narančast / наранчаст; smeđ / смеђ, braon / браон | žut / жут; žut / жут |
| zelen / зелен | zelen / зелен | |
| tirkizan / тиркизан, cijan / цијан; tirkizan / тиркизан | plav / плав | modar / модар |
| ljubičast / љубичаст; modar / модар, indigo / индиго | ljubičast / љубичаст, magenta / магента; ljubičast / љубичаст | ružičast / ружичаст, roza / роза |