momak

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

First attested in the 15th century.[1](This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mǒmak/
  • Hyphenation: mo‧mak

Noun

mòmak m anim (Cyrillic spelling мо̀мак)

  1. a young man, lad
  2. boyfriend

Declension

Declension of momak
singular plural
nominative mòmak mòmci
genitive mòmka momākā / momákā
dative mòmku mòmcima
accusative mòmka mòmke
vocative mȍmče mòmci
locative mòmku mòmcima
instrumental mòmkom mòmcima

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • momčàdija
  • mòmče
  • momačka večer

See also

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2021) “momak”, in Dubravka Ivšić Majić, Tijmen Pronk, editors, Etimološki rječnik hrvatskoga jezika [Etymological dictionary of the Croatian language] (in Serbo-Croatian), volumes II: O—Ž, Zagreb: Institut za hrvatski jezik i jezikoslovlje, page 629

Further reading

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