strah

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *straxъ.

Pronunciation

Noun

strȃh m (Cyrillic spelling стра̑х)

  1. fear, dread
    (with je, with accusative, with infinitive) Strah ju je naći se s Rayom. ― She is afraid of meeting up with Ray. (literally, “It's a fear to her to meet up with Ray.”)
  2. (by extension) afraid, scared
    Je li te (uhvatio) strah? ― Are you afraid?
  3. terror

Declension

Declension of strah
singular plural
nominative strȃh strȁhovi
genitive straha strahova
dative strahu strahovima
accusative strah strahove
vocative strahu strahovi
locative strahu strahovima
instrumental strahom strahovima

References

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

Anagrams

Slovene

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *straxъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *strākš-, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)treg-.

Pronunciation

Noun

strȃh m inan

  1. fear
    Synonyms: bojazen, panika, plahota, pristrah, tesnoba
  2. (archaic) horror, unpleasantness
    Synonyms: groza, grozota, srh, prepast
    Strah je, če zapade dva metra snega. ― It is horrible if two meters of snow fall.
  3. phantom, ghost (a scary mythical creature)
    Synonyms: fantom, duhovina, strašilo, bavbav

Usage notes

To express that someone is scared, impersonal be is used:

  • Strah me je psov. ― I am scared of dogs. (literally, “There is fear of dogs to me.”)

See the usage notes under biti for more information.

Declension

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First masculine declension (hard o-stem, inanimate, -ov- infix) , long mixed accent, ending -u in genitive singular
nom. sing. strȃh
gen. sing. strahȗ
singular dual plural
nominative
imenovȃlnik 		strȃh strahȏva strahȏvi
genitive
rodȋlnik 		strahȗ strahóv strahóv
dative
dajȃlnik 		strȃhu, strȃhi strahȏvoma, strahȏvama strahȏvom, strȃhȏvam
accusative
tožȋlnik 		strȃh strahȏva strahȏve
locative
mẹ̑stnik 		strȃhu, strȃhi strahȏvih strahȏvih
instrumental
orọ̑dnik 		strȃhom strahȏvoma, strahȏvama strahȏvi
(vocative)
(ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik) 		strȃh strahȏva strahȏvi


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First masculine declension (hard o-stem, inanimate, -ov- infix) , fixed accent
nom. sing. strȃh
gen. sing. strȃha
singular dual plural
nominative
imenovȃlnik 		strȃh strahȏva strahȏvi
genitive
rodȋlnik 		strȃha strahóv strahóv
dative
dajȃlnik 		strȃhu, strȃhi strahȏvoma, strahȏvama strahȏvom, strȃhȏvam
accusative
tožȋlnik 		strȃh strahȏva strahȏve
locative
mẹ̑stnik 		strȃhu, strȃhi strahȏvih strahȏvih
instrumental
orọ̑dnik 		strȃhom strahȏvoma, strahȏvama strahȏvi
(vocative)
(ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik) 		strȃh strahȏva strahȏvi


Derived terms

See also

Further reading

  • “strah”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
  • “strah”, in Termania, Amebis
  • See also the general references
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