agencija
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Medieval Latin agentia, from the oblique stem of Latin agēns.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aɡěnt͡sija/
- Hyphenation: a‧gen‧ci‧ja
- Rhymes: -ija
Noun
agèncija f (Cyrillic spelling агѐнција)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | agencija | agencije |
| genitive | agencije | agencija |
| dative | agenciji | agencijama |
| accusative | agenciju | agencije |
| vocative | agencijo | agencije |
| locative | agenciji | agencijama |
| instrumental | agencijom | agencijama |
References
- “agencija”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
Slovene
Etymology
From Medieval Latin agentia, from the oblique stem of Latin agēns.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Slovene, tonal) IPA(key): [aˈɡèːnt͡siˌjá], [ˌaɡenˈt͡síːjà], SNPT: [agẹ́ncija], [agencȋja]
- (Standard Slovene, non-tonal) IPA(key): [aˈɡeːnt͡siˌja], [ˌaɡenˈt͡siːja], SNPT: [agéncija], [agencíja]
- (Most Littoral and Rovte dialects, part of Upper Carniolan dialects) IPA(key): [aˈɣèːnt͡siˌjá], [ˌaɣenˈt͡síːjà], SNPT: [aɣẹ́ncija], [aɣencȋja]
Note: different distinctions and accent shifts do not necessarily exclude other and most of them exist in both tonal and non-tonal Slovene.
- Rhymes: -eːnt͡sija, -iːja (-éncija, -íja) (non-tonal)
- Hyphenation: ag‧en‧ci‧ja
Noun
agẹ̑ncija or agencȋja f
- Agency, establishment engaged in doing business for another.
- Agency, government office.
- Synonym: urȁd
Declension
| First feminine declension (a-stem) , fixed accent | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | agẹ́ncija, agencȋja | ||
| gen. sing. | agẹ́ncije, agencȋje | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative imenovȃlnik |
agẹ́ncija, agencȋja | agẹ́nciji, agencȋji | agẹ́ncije, agencȋje |
| genitive rodȋlnik |
agẹ́ncije, agencȋje | agẹ́ncij, agencȋj | agẹ́ncij, agencȋj |
| dative dajȃlnik |
agẹ́nciji, agencȋji | agẹ́ncijama, agencȋjama | agẹ́ncijam, agencȋjam |
| accusative tožȋlnik |
agẹ́ncijo, agencȋjo | agẹ́nciji, agencȋji | agẹ́ncije, agencȋje |
| locative mẹ̑stnik |
agẹ́nciji, agencȋji | agẹ́ncijah, agencȋjah | agẹ́ncijah, agencȋjah |
| instrumental orọ̑dnik |
agẹ́ncijo, agencȋjo | agẹ́ncijama, agencȋjama | agẹ́ncijami, agencȋjami |
| (vocative) (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik) |
agẹ̑ncija, agencȋja | agẹ̑nciji, agencȋji | agẹ̑ncije, agencȋje |
Further reading
- “agencija”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025