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Bosna

//bôsna//
Serbo-Croatianname
Ћирилица: Босна ⇄one entry, two scripts

Definitions

  1. 1.
    Bosnia (a geographic region of Bosnia and Herzegovina, consisting of the northern three fourths of the country)
  2. 2.
    Bosnia (a country in southeast Europe; in full, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
  3. 3.
    Bosna (a major river in Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Synonyms & related words

Related words (6)

Etymology

Uncertain. According to philologist Anton Mayer the name Bosna could essentially be derived from Illyrian Bass-an-as(-ā) which would be derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰegʷ-.

Forms

  • Bȍsnacanonical • feminine
  • Бо̏снаcyrillic
Nominative
Singular
Bȍsna
Plural
—
Genitive
Singular
Bosne
Plural
—
Dative
Singular
Bosni
Plural
—
Accusative
Singular
Bosnu
Plural
—
Vocative
Singular
Bosno
Plural
—
Locative
Singular
Bosni
Plural
—
Instrumental
Singular
Bosnom
Plural
—

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