povijest

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Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pověstь, from *povědtь. By surface analysis, po- +‎ vijest.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pôʋijeːst/
  • Hyphenation: po‧vi‧jest

Noun

pȍvijēst f (Cyrillic spelling по̏вије̄ст)

  1. (Croatia) history
    Synonym: historija
    kotač povijestiwheel of history

Declension

Declension of povijest
singular plural
nominative pȍvijēst povijesti
genitive povijesti povijesti
dative povijesti povijestima
accusative povijest povijesti
vocative povijesti povijesti
locative povijesti povijestima
instrumental pȍvijēsti / pȍvijēšću povijestima

Derived terms

Further reading

  • povijest”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025