knjiga
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kъňiga.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɲîɡa/
- Hyphenation: knji‧ga
Noun
knjȉga f (Cyrillic spelling књи̏га, relational adjective knjȉžnī, diminutive knjȉžica, augmentative knjižùrina)
- book
- Zatvaram knjigu i gledam kroz prozor. ― I close the book and look out the window
- (archaic, poetic) scroll, letter, missive
- 1891, recorded by Vuk Stefanović Karadžić, Srpske narodne pjesme:
- On ne nosi tice lastavice, / Veće knjigu od Bogorodice, / Odnese je caru na Kosovo, / Spušta knjigu caru na koleno...
- He bears not a swallow-bird, / But a letter from the Theotokos, / Carries it off to the Tsar on Kosovo, / Lowers the letter upon the Tsar’s knee...
- Synonym: pismo
- 1891, recorded by Vuk Stefanović Karadžić, Srpske narodne pjesme:
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | knjȉga | knjige |
| genitive | knjige | knjȋgā |
| dative | knjȉzi | knjigama |
| accusative | knjigu | knjige |
| vocative | knjigo | knjige |
| locative | knjȉzi | knjigama |
| instrumental | knjigom | knjigama |
Derived terms
References
- “knjiga”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *kъňiga.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /knjìːɡa/
Audio: (file)
Noun
knjíga f
Declension
| Feminine, a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | knjíga | ||
| gen. sing. | knjíge | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
knjíga | knjígi | knjíge |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
knjíge | knjíg | knjíg |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
knjígi | knjígama | knjígam |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
knjígo | knjígi | knjíge |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
knjígi | knjígah | knjígah |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
knjígo | knjígama | knjígami |