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Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dolьnъ. Cognates include Czech dolní.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dôːɲiː/
- Hyphenation: do‧nji
Adjective
dȏnjī (Cyrillic spelling до̑њӣ)
- lower
- Antonym: gornji
- Donji Grad ― a part of Zagreb, literally "Lower Town"
- western
- Antonym: gornji
Usage notes
donji and gornji are often used in the names of twin settlements, one on the mountain, one in the valley, e.g. Donji Lapac and Gornji Lapac, or one eastern the other western, e.g. Donji Humac and Gornji Humac.
Declension
Declension of donji
| singular
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masculine
|
feminine
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neuter
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| nominative
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donji
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donja
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donje
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| genitive
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donjeg(a)
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donje
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donjeg(a)
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| dative
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donjem(u)
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donjoj
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donjem(u)
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| accusative
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inanimate
animate
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donji
donjeg(a)
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donju
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donje
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| vocative
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donji
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donja
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donje
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| locative
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donjem(u)
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donjoj
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donjem(u)
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| instrumental
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donjim
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donjom
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donjim
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| plural
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative
|
donji
|
donje
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donja
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| genitive
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donjih
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donjih
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donjih
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| dative
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donjim(a)
|
donjim(a)
|
donjim(a)
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| accusative
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donje
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donje
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donja
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| vocative
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donji
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donje
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donja
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| locative
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donjim(a)
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donjim(a)
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donjim(a)
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| instrumental
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donjim(a)
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donjim(a)
|
donjim(a)
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Further reading
- “donji”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024