novac
See also: Novac and novač
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From nov (“new”) + -ac, from an earlier *novi p(j)enez (“new money”) (compare Czech peníze). First written source from 1568, but probably in use already in the 15th and even 14th century. Although it is not entirely settled to what old and new money refers to, it is most likely referring to the 1336 monetary reform by Charles I of Hungary.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nǒʋat͡s/
- Hyphenation: no‧vac
Noun
nòvac m inan (Cyrillic spelling но̀вац, diminutive nòvčić)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | nòvac | nȏvci |
| genitive | nóvca | nȍvācā |
| dative | novcu | novcima |
| accusative | novac | novce |
| vocative | novcu | novci |
| locative | novcu | novcima |
| instrumental | novcem | novcima |
Derived terms
References
Further reading
- “novac”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025