Grammatical form
čovek is the person form of integrity, mensch.
Definitions
- 1.man, person
jeste li vid(j)eli ovog čov(j)eka?
have you seen this man?
ti si mrtav čov(j)ek
you're a dead man
zanemarite čov(j)eka iza zav(j)ese
pay no attention to the man behind the curtain
- 2.human
ne želim biti čov(j)ek, želim biti robot!
I don't want to be human, I want to be a robot!
nisi zao, samo si...čov(j)ek
you're not evil, you're just...human
Etymology
From older človek, from Proto-Slavic *čьlověkъ, *čelověkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kelawaikas.
Forms
- čȍvekcanonical
- čòvekanimate • canonical • masculine
- чо̏векcyrillic
- чо̀векcyrillic
- čȍvjekalternative • ijekavian
- čovikalternative • chakavian • ikavian
- človikalternative • chakavian • ikavian
- človekalternative • kajkavian • archaic
- človjekalternative • obsolete
- čoekalternative • colloquial • regional
- čojekalternative • colloquial • regional
- čȏkalternative • colloquial • regional
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | čȍvek, čòvek | ljȗdi, čòveci |
| Genitive | čovèka, čòveka | ljúdī, čoveka |
| Dative | čovèku, čòveku | ljúdima, čovecima |
| Accusative | čovèka, čòveka | ljȗde, čoveke |
| Vocative | čȍveče | ljȗdi, čoveci |
| Locative | čovèku, čòveku | ljúdima, čovecima |
| Instrumental | čovèkom, čòvekom | ljúdima, čovecima |
Nominative
Singular
čȍvek, čòvek
Plural
ljȗdi, čòveci
Genitive
Singular
čovèka, čòveka
Plural
ljúdī, čoveka
Dative
Singular
čovèku, čòveku
Plural
ljúdima, čovecima
Accusative
Singular
čovèka, čòveka
Plural
ljȗde, čoveke
Vocative
Singular
čȍveče
Plural
ljȗdi, čoveci
Locative
Singular
čovèku, čòveku
Plural
ljúdima, čovecima
Instrumental
Singular
čovèkom, čòvekom
Plural
ljúdima, čovecima