očaj

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word očaj. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word očaj, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say očaj in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word očaj you have here. The definition of the word očaj will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofočaj, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From od- +‎ Proto-Slavic *čajati (Russian ча́ять (čájatʹ), Polish przyczaić).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ôt͡ʃaːj/
  • Hyphenation: o‧čaj

Noun

ȍčāj m (Cyrillic spelling о̏ча̄ј)

  1. despair

Declension

Quotations

References

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