slavuj

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *solvьjь, whence also Russian солове́й (solovéj).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /slǎʋuːj/
  • Hyphenation: sla‧vuj

Noun

slàvūj m (Cyrillic spelling сла̀вӯј)

  1. nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos) or thrush nightingale (Luscinia luscinia)

Usage notes

The two species may be distinguished as mȃlī slàvūj (nightingale) and vèlikī slàvūj (thrush nightingale).

Declension

References

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