živac

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *živьcь.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒǐʋat͡s/
  • Hyphenation: ži‧vac

Noun

žìvac m inan (Cyrillic spelling жѝвац)

  1. (anatomy) nerve
  2. (figuratively) patience, composure

Declension

Declension of živac
singular plural
nominative živac živci
genitive živca živaca
dative živcu živcima
accusative živac živce
vocative živče živci
locative živcu živcima
instrumental živcem živcima

Further reading

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