leđa

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lęďa, *lędvьje.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lěːd͡ʑa/
  • Hyphenation: le‧đa

Noun

léđa n pl (Cyrillic spelling ле́ђа)

  1. (plural only) back
    Da li želiš utrljati malo losiona na moja leđa? ― Do you want to rub some lotion on my back?
    Bole me leđa. ― My back hurts.
    Lezi s rukama iza leđa! ― Lie down with your hands behind your back!
    Lezi na leđa. ― lie on your back.
  2. idiomatic and figurative meanings
    okrenuti nekome leđa ― to turn one's back on somebody
    raditi iza nečijih leđa ― to work behind somebody's back
    podmetnuti leđa ― to shoulder, take on
    čuvati nečija leđa ― to watch somebody's back

Declension

Derived terms

References

  • “leđa” in Hrvatski jezični portal
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