ovaj

Esperanto

Adjective

ovaj

  1. plural of ova

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ovъ + *jь. Akin to kȁj, ònāj, tȃj.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ǒʋaːj/
  • Hyphenation: o‧vaj

Pronoun

òvāj (Cyrillic spelling о̀ва̄ј)

  1. (proximal demonstrative) this, this one
    ovaj putthis time
    ovog(a) putathis time
    ova zimathis winter
  2. (substantively, mildly impolite) this one
    ovaj vas tražithis one is looking for you
  3. (colloquial, neuter, genitive) small in amount or value
    ovo stvarismall thing(s)

Declension

Declension of ovaj
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative òvāj òvā òvō
genitive òvōg(a) òvē òvōg(a)
dative òvōm(u/e) òvōj òvōm(u/e)
accusative inanimate
animate
òvāj
òvōg(a)
òvū òvō
vocative - - -
locative òvōm(e/u) òvōj òvōm(e/u)
instrumental òvīm(e) òvōm òvīm(e)
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative òvī òvē òvā
genitive òvīh òvīh òvīh
dative òvīm òvīm òvīm
accusative òvē òvē òvā
vocative - - -
locative òvīm òvīm òvīm
instrumental òvīm òvīm òvīm

Interjection

òvāj (Cyrillic spelling о̀ва̄ј)

  1. filled pause; er, uh, um

Descendants

  • Pannonian Rusyn: овай (ovaj)

References

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