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

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Further reading

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