ždral

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žeravь. First attested in the 16th century.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒdrâːl/

Noun

ždrȃl m anim (Cyrillic spelling ждра̑л)

  1. crane (bird)
    Synonym: žerav
  2. grey horse
    Synonym: žerav

Declension

Declension of ždral
singular plural
nominative ždrȃl ždrȁlovi
genitive ždrala ždralova
dative ždralu ždralovima
accusative ždrala ždralove
vocative ždrale ždralovi
locative ždralu ždralovima
instrumental ždralom ždralovima

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2021) “ždral”, in Dubravka Ivšić Majić, Tijmen Pronk, editors, Etimološki rječnik hrvatskoga jezika [Etymological dictionary of the Croatian language] (in Serbo-Croatian), volumes II: O—Ž, Zagreb: Institut za hrvatski jezik i jezikoslovlje, page 615

Further reading

  • ždral”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025