kriv

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *krivъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kréiwas. Cognate with Bulgarian крив (kriv), Slovene kriv, Russian криво́й (krivój), Slovak krivý; as well as with Latin curvus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

krȋv (Cyrillic spelling кри̑в, definite krȋvī, comparative krȉvljī)

  1. guilty, culpable
  2. wrong, incorrect, false
    Synonym: pogrešan
    na krivom putu ― on the wrong path
  3. skew, slanting, crooked, bent, twisted, curved

Declension

positive indefinite forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative kriv kriva krivo
genitive kriva krive kriva
dative krivu krivoj krivu
accusative inanimate
animate 		kriv
kriva 		krivu krivo
vocative kriv kriva krivo
locative krivu krivoj krivu
instrumental krivim krivom krivim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative krivi krive kriva
genitive krivih krivih krivih
dative krivim(a) krivim(a) krivim(a)
accusative krive krive kriva
vocative krivi krive kriva
locative krivim(a) krivim(a) krivim(a)
instrumental krivim(a) krivim(a) krivim(a)
positive definite forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative krivi kriva krivo
genitive krivog(a) krive krivog(a)
dative krivom(u/e) krivoj krivom(u/e)
accusative inanimate
animate 		krivi
krivog(a) 		krivu krivo
vocative krivi kriva krivo
locative krivom(e/u) krivoj krivom(e/u)
instrumental krivim krivom krivim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative krivi krive kriva
genitive krivih krivih krivih
dative krivim(a) krivim(a) krivim(a)
accusative krive krive kriva
vocative krivi krive kriva
locative krivim(a) krivim(a) krivim(a)
instrumental krivim(a) krivim(a) krivim(a)
comparative forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative krivlji krivlja krivlje
genitive krivljeg(a) krivlje krivljeg(a)
dative krivljem(u) krivljoj krivljem(u)
accusative inanimate
animate 		krivlji
krivljeg(a) 		krivlju krivlje
vocative krivlji krivlja krivlje
locative krivljem(u) krivljoj krivljem(u)
instrumental krivljim krivljom krivljim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative krivlji krivlje krivlja
genitive krivljih krivljih krivljih
dative krivljim(a) krivljim(a) krivljim(a)
accusative krivlje krivlje krivlja
vocative krivlji krivlje krivlja
locative krivljim(a) krivljim(a) krivljim(a)
instrumental krivljim(a) krivljim(a) krivljim(a)
superlative forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative najkrivlji najkrivlja najkrivlje
genitive najkrivljeg(a) najkrivlje najkrivljeg(a)
dative najkrivljem(u) najkrivljoj najkrivljem(u)
accusative inanimate
animate 		najkrivlji
najkrivljeg(a) 		najkrivlju najkrivlje
vocative najkrivlji najkrivlja najkrivlje
locative najkrivljem(u) najkrivljoj najkrivljem(u)
instrumental najkrivljim najkrivljom najkrivljim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative najkrivlji najkrivlje najkrivlja
genitive najkrivljih najkrivljih najkrivljih
dative najkrivljim(a) najkrivljim(a) najkrivljim(a)
accusative najkrivlje najkrivlje najkrivlja
vocative najkrivlji najkrivlje najkrivlja
locative najkrivljim(a) najkrivljim(a) najkrivljim(a)
instrumental najkrivljim(a) najkrivljim(a) najkrivljim(a)

Further reading

  • “kriv”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
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