čilaš

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

  • čílo (hypocoristic)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish چل آت (çilat), a compound of چل (çil, “freckle”) and آت (at, “horse”) (Turkish çil and at). Compare ȁt.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃǐlaːʃ/
  • Hyphenation: či‧laš

Noun

čìlāš m anim (Cyrillic spelling чѝла̄ш)

  1. dappled, piebald horse
    Synonym: žèrāv

Declension

Declension of čilaš
singular plural
nominative čìlāš čilaši
genitive čiláša čilaša
dative čilašu čilašima
accusative čilaša čilaše
vocative čilašu čilaši
locative čilašu čilašima
instrumental čilašem čilašima

References

  • “čilaš”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
  • Škaljić, Abdulah (1966) Turcizmi u srpskohrvatskom jeziku, Sarajevo: Svjetlost, page 176
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