birtija
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From German Wirtshaus (“inn, tavern”) + -ija, with German Haus replaced by the semantically similar but pejorative suffix -ija.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bǐrtija/
- Hyphenation: bir‧ti‧ja
Noun
bìrtija f (Cyrillic spelling бѝртија)
- (colloquial, derogatory) pub, bar
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | birtija | birtije |
| genitive | birtije | birtija |
| dative | birtiji | birtijama |
| accusative | birtiju | birtije |
| vocative | birtijo | birtije |
| locative | birtiji | birtije |
| instrumental | birtijom | birtijama |
References
- “birtija”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
Slovene
Etymology
From German Wirtshaus (perhaps specifically from Gottscheerish birtš(h)aúš).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /birtíːja/
Noun
birtȋja f
Declension
| Feminine, a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | birtíja | ||
| gen. sing. | birtíje | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
birtíja | birtíji | birtíje |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
birtíje | birtíj | birtíj |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
birtíji | birtíjama | birtíjam |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
birtíjo | birtíji | birtíje |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
birtíji | birtíjah | birtíjah |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
birtíjo | birtíjama | birtíjami |
Synonyms
Further reading
- “birtija”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025