žrtva

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žьrtva (sacrifice), from *žьrti (to sacrifice) + *-tva, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *girʔ-, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷrH- (Derksen) or *gʷerh₂- (Author?).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒr̂tʋa/
  • Hyphenation: žrt‧va

Noun

žȑtva f (Cyrillic spelling жр̏тва)

  1. sacrifice
  2. offering
  3. victim

Declension