požar
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *požarъ. Equivalent to po- + žar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pôʒaːr/
- Hyphenation: po‧žar
Noun
pȍžār m inan (Cyrillic spelling по̏жа̄р)
- fire (occurrence of fire in a certain place)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | požar | požari |
| genitive | požara | požara |
| dative | požaru | požarima |
| accusative | požar | požare |
| vocative | požaru / požare | požari |
| locative | požaru | požarima |
| instrumental | požarom | požarima |
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *požarъ. Equivalent to po- + žár, from Proto-Slavic *žarъ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer(m) (“warm”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɔʒáːr/
- Hyphenation: po‧žar
Noun
požȃr m inan
- fire (occurrence of fire in a certain place or instance, such as an electrical fire or a brush fire)
Declension
| Masculine inan., hard o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | požár | ||
| gen. sing. | požára | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
požár | požára | požári |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
požára | požárov | požárov |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
požáru | požároma | požárom |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
požár | požára | požáre |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
požáru | požárih | požárih |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
požárom | požároma | požári |
Related terms
Further reading
- “požar”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025