gornji

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gorьnъ. Cognates include Czech horní.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡôːrɲiː/
  • Hyphenation: gor‧nji

Adjective

gȏrnjī (Cyrillic spelling го̑рњӣ)

  1. upper, top
    Antonym: donji
  2. eastern
    Antonym: donji

Usage notes

donji and gornji are often used in the names of twin settlements, one on the mountain, one in the valley, e.g. Donji Lapac and Gornji Lapac, or one more eastern, the other more western, e.g. Donji Humac and Gornji Humac

Declension

Declension of gornji
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative gornji gornja gornje
genitive gornjeg(a) gornje gornjeg(a)
dative gornjem(u) gornjoj gornjem(u)
accusative inanimate
animate
gornji
gornjeg(a)
gornju gornje
vocative gornji gornja gornje
locative gornjem(u) gornjoj gornjem(u)
instrumental gornjim gornjom gornjim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative gornji gornje gornja
genitive gornjih gornjih gornjih
dative gornjim(a) gornjim(a) gornjim(a)
accusative gornje gornje gornja
vocative gornji gornje gornja
locative gornjim(a) gornjim(a) gornjim(a)
instrumental gornjim(a) gornjim(a) gornjim(a)

Further reading

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