zvir

See also: звір

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zvěrь, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰweh₁r.

Noun

zvir f (Cyrillic spelling звир)

  1. (Chakavian, Ikavian) beast, wild animal
    • 1375, N.N., Muka svete Margarite (transcribed from Glagolitic original):
      ovoj zviri ne dopusti
      da me razdre nje čeljusti!
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 1556, Petar Hektorović, Ribanje i ribarsko prigovaranje:
      Od divjih jest zviri nesramni laživac,
      I kî dobrih tiri, zlobni razpravljivac;
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 1759, Antun Kanižlić, Sveta Rožalija:
      Za te trče zviri po pustih planinah,
      ptica krila širi, pase sa živina.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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