Jevrejin

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Greek Εβραίος (Evraíos). Compare with Russian еврей (jevrej, “Еврей”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jěʋrejin/
  • Hyphenation: Jev‧re‧jin

Noun

Jèvrejin m (Cyrillic spelling Јѐврејин, feminine Jèvrējka)

  1. (chiefly Serbia) Jew
    Synonym: (chiefly Croatia) Žìdov

Declension
Declension of Jevrejin
singular plural
nominative Jèvrejin Jèvreji
genitive Jèvrejina Jе̏vrējā
dative Jèvrejinu Jèvrejima
accusative Jèvrejina Jèvreje
vocative Jèvrejine Jèvreji
locative Jèvrejinu Jèvrejima
instrumental Jèvrejinom Jèvrejima

Derived terms
  • Jèvrējče (diminutive)
  • jevréjština (“Jewry”)
  • jevréjstvo (“Jewry”)
  • jèvrējski (“Jewish”)
  • Ješa (“yid”)

References
  • “Jevrejin” in Hrvatski jezični portal
  • “Jevrejin”, in Речник српскохрватскога књижевног језика (in Serbo-Croatian), Друго фототипско издање edition, volume 2, Нови Сад, Загреб: Матица српска, Матица хрватска, 1967, published 1990, page 573
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