ožujak

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lъžujьkъ, a derivative of *lъžь (“lie”) (Serbo-Croatian: lȃž). The month name would thus mean "deceitful, deceptive month". First attested in the 18th century.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ǒʒujak/
  • Hyphenation: o‧žu‧jak

Noun

òžujak m (Cyrillic spelling о̀жујак, relational adjective òžujskī)

  1. (Croatia) March
    Synonym: (Bosnia, Serbia) mȁrt
    u ožujku ― in March
    osmog ožujka ― on the eighth of March

Declension

Declension of ožujak
singular plural
nominative òžujak òžūjci
genitive òžūjka ožujaka
dative ožujku ožujcima
accusative ožujak ožujke
vocative ožujče ožujci
locative ožujku ožujcima
instrumental ožujkom ožujcima

See also

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2021) “òžujak”, in Dubravka Ivšić Majić, Tijmen Pronk, editors, Etimološki rječnik hrvatskoga jezika [Etymological dictionary of the Croatian language] (in Serbo-Croatian), volumes II: O—Ž, Zagreb: Institut za hrvatski jezik i jezikoslovlje, page 96

Further reading

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