južina
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
jug (“south”) + -ina. (Not to be confused with užina from Proto-Slavic *južina.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jûʒina/
- Hyphenation: ju‧ži‧na
Noun
jȕžina f (Cyrillic spelling ју̏жина)
- (meteorology) High atmospheric pressure and humidity caused by the wind sirocco, notable for the tendency to have negative mood effects.
- (metonymic) sirocco
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | južina | južine |
| genitive | jȕžinē | jȕžīnā |
| dative | južini | južinama |
| accusative | južinu | južine |
| vocative | južino | južine |
| locative | južini | južinama |
| instrumental | jȕžinōm | južinama |
See also
- jugo (“sirocco”)
References
- “južina”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *južina / *južinъ (“meal at noon”), from *jugъ (“South, south wind”). Related to Austrian German Jause.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jùːʒina/
Noun
júžina f
Declension
| Feminine, a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | júžina | ||
| gen. sing. | júžine | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
júžina | júžini | júžine |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
júžine | júžin | júžin |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
júžini | júžinama | júžinam |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
júžino | júžini | júžine |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
júžini | júžinah | júžinah |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
júžino | júžinama | júžinami |
Descendants
Further reading
- “južina”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025