medved
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *medvědь.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mědʋed/
- Hyphenation: med‧ved
Noun
mèdved m anim (Cyrillic spelling мѐдвед)
- bear (mammal)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mèdved | medvedi |
| genitive | medveda | mȅdvēdā |
| dative | medvedu | medvedima |
| accusative | medveda | medvede |
| vocative | medvede | medvedi |
| locative | medvedu | medvedima |
| instrumental | medvedom | medvedima |
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *medvědь.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɛ̀ːdʋɛt/
Noun
médved m anim (female equivalent medvẹ̑dka)
Declension
| Masculine anim., hard o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | mêdved | ||
| gen. sing. | medvéda | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
mêdved | medvéda | medvédi medvédje |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
medvéda | medvédov | medvédov |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
medvédu | medvédoma | medvédom |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
medvéda | medvéda | medvéde |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
medvédu | medvédih | medvédih |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
medvédom | medvédoma | medvédi |
Further reading
- “medved”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025