Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gorьnъ. Cognates include Czech horní.
gȏrnjī (Cyrillic spelling го̑рњӣ)
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 more eastern, the other more western, e.g. Donji Humac and Gornji Humac
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | gornji | gornja | gornje | |
| genitive | gornjeg(a) | gornje | gornjeg(a) | |
| dative | gornjem(u) | gornjoj | gornjem(u) | |
| accusative | inanimate animate |
gornji gornjeg(a) |
gornju | gornje |
| vocative | gornji | gornja | gornje | |
| locative | gornjem(u) | gornjoj | gornjem(u) | |
| instrumental | gornjim | gornjom | gornjim | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | gornji | gornje | gornja | |
| genitive | gornjih | gornjih | gornjih | |
| dative | gornjim(a) | gornjim(a) | gornjim(a) | |
| accusative | gornje | gornje | gornja | |
| vocative | gornji | gornje | gornja | |
| locative | gornjim(a) | gornjim(a) | gornjim(a) | |
| instrumental | gornjim(a) | gornjim(a) | gornjim(a) | |