prijevoj

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Coined by Croatian linguist Tomislav Maretić from the verb prèviti, modeled after German the Ablaut and French apophonie.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /prijěːʋoj/
  • Hyphenation: prije‧voj

Noun

prijévoj m inan (Cyrillic spelling прије́вој)

  1. (linguistics) ablaut
  2. bend, curve
  3. (geology) saddle

Declension

Declension of prijevoj
singular plural
nominative prijevoj prijevoji
genitive prijevoja prijevoja
dative prijevoju prijevojima
accusative prijevoj prijevoje
vocative prijevoju prijevoji
locative prijevoju prijevojima
instrumental prijevojem prijevojima

Derived terms

  • prijévojnā praznìna
  • prijévojnī stȗpanj

Further reading

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