blizak

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *blizъkъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /blîzak/
  • Hyphenation: bli‧zak

Adjective

blȉzak (definite blȉskī, comparative bliži, Cyrillic spelling бли̏зак)

  1. near, close to
  2. imminent, at hand, on the way (likely to happen soon)
  3. close, intimate (of people; on very affectionate or intimate terms)
    izvori bliski ministarstvu ― sources close to the Ministry
    Bliski smo prijatelji. ― We're close friends.
  4. idiomatic and figurative senses that refer to nearness, recentness and closeness
    bliska gledišta ― similar views
    bliska budućnost ― near future

Declension

Further reading

  • “blizak” in Hrvatski jezični portal
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