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креч

//krêt͡ʃ//
Serbo-Croatiannoun
Latinica: krečone entry, two scripts

Definitions

  1. 1.
    lime
  2. 2.
    calx
  3. 3.
    whitewash

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish كیرج (kirec, “lime”), from Persian کرس (kers), from Akkadian 𒌋𒀜 (kīru), from Sumerian 𒌋𒀜 (gir, “oven, kiln”).

Forms

  • кре̏чcanonical • inanimate • masculine
  • krȅčromanization
Nominative
Singular
креч
Plural
Genitive
Singular
креча
Plural
Dative
Singular
кречу
Plural
Accusative
Singular
креч
Plural
Vocative
Singular
крече
Plural
Locative
Singular
кречу
Plural
Instrumental
Singular
кречом
Plural

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