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човек

//t͡ʃôʋek//
Serbo-Croatiannoun
Latinica: čovekone entry, two scripts

Grammatical form

човек is the person form of integrity, mensch.

Definitions

  1. 1.
    man, person
    • јесте ли видјели овог чов(ј)ека?

      have you seen this man?

    • ти си мртав чов(ј)ек

      you're a dead man

    • занемарите чов(ј)ека иза зав(ј)есе

      pay no attention to the man behind the curtain

  2. 2.
    human
    • не желим бити чов(ј)ек, желим бити робот!

      I don't want to be human, I want to be a robot!

    • ниси зао, само си...чов(ј)ек

      you're not evil, you're just...human

Etymology

From older človek, from Proto-Slavic *čьlověkъ, *čelověkъ.

Forms

  • чо̏векanimate • canonical • masculine
  • čȍvekromanization
  • чо̏вјекalternative • ijekavian
  • čovikalternative • chakavian • ikavian
  • človikalternative • chakavian • ikavian
  • človekalternative • obsolete
  • človjekalternative • obsolete
Nominative
Singular
чо̏век
Plural
љу̑ди
Genitive
Singular
чо̏века
Plural
љу́дӣ
Dative
Singular
чо̏веку
Plural
љу́дима
Accusative
Singular
чо̏века
Plural
љу̑де
Vocative
Singular
чо̏вече
Plural
љу̑ди
Locative
Singular
чо̏веку
Plural
љу́дима
Instrumental
Singular
чо̏веком
Plural
љу́дима

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