Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
leđa. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
leđa, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
leđa in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
leđa you have here. The definition of the word
leđa will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
leđa, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lęďa, *lędvьje.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lěːd͡ʑa/
- Hyphenation: le‧đa
Noun
léđa n pl (Cyrillic spelling ле́ђа)
- (plural only) back
- Da li želiš utrljati malo losiona na moja leđa? ― Do you want to rub some lotion on my back?
- Bole me leđa. ― My back hurts.
- Lezi s rukama iza leđa! ― Lie down with your hands behind your back!
- Lezi na leđa. ― lie on your back.
- idiomatic and figurative meanings
- okrenuti nekome leđa ― to turn one's back on somebody
- raditi iza nečijih leđa ― to work behind somebody's back
- podmetnuti leđa ― to shoulder, take on
- čuvati nečija leđa ― to watch somebody's back
Declension
Declension of leđa
|
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
léđa
|
| genitive
|
léđā
|
| dative
|
leđima
|
| accusative
|
leđa
|
| vocative
|
leđa
|
| locative
|
leđima
|
| instrumental
|
leđima
|
Derived terms
References
- “leđa”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024