lijek

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Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lěkъ, borrowed from Gothic 𐌻𐌴𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍃 (lēkeis, “physician”).[1] Compare Old Norse læknir, Old High German lahhi, Danish læge.

Noun

lijȇk m (Cyrillic spelling лије̑к)

  1. medicine, cure

Declension

Declension of lijek
singular plural
nominative lijek lijekovi
genitive lijeka lijekova
dative lijeku lijekovima
accusative lijek lijekove
vocative lijeku / liječe lijekovi
locative lijeku lijekovima
instrumental lijekom lijekovima

References

  1. ^ Petar Skok, Etimologijski rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika, Z., 1971, v. 2, p. 296: Obično se uzimlje da je praslavenska riječ posuđena iz gotske radne imenice lekeis

Further reading

  • “lijek”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
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