čedo
See also: cedo
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čędo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃêdo/
Noun
čȅdo n (Cyrillic spelling че̏до)
- child (one’s son or daughter)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | čedo | čeda |
| genitive | čeda | čȇdā |
| dative | čedu | čedima |
| accusative | čedo | čeda |
| vocative | čedo | čeda |
| locative | čedu | čedima |
| instrumental | čedom | čedima |
Further reading
- “čedo”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
Etymology 2
From četnik (English: chetnik; Serbian royalist troop), in turn from četa (military unit). Reinforced by a Čedo, a common nickname for Čedomir, a stereotypically Serbian first name.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃěːdo/
Noun
čédo m anim (Cyrillic spelling че́до)
- (derogatory, Croatia) a chetnik
- (by extension, derogatory, Croatia) an ethnic Serb (especially from rural mountainous Croatia)
- (by extension, politics, Croatia) Serbian ultranationalist
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | čedo | čede |
| genitive | čede | čȇdā |
| dative | čedi | čedama |
| accusative | čedu | čede |
| vocative | čedo | čede |
| locative | čedi | čedama |
| instrumental | čedom | čedama |
Further reading
- “čedo”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025