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blazinja

//blǎziɲa//
Serbo-Croatiannoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    regionalpillow
  2. 2.
    regionalcushion

Synonyms & related words

Synonyms
  • jàstuk
  • pȅrina
  • pērnica
  • pòdglāvlje
  • poduška
  • tùndjela
  • ùzglavak
  • ùzglāvlje
  • ùzglāvnica
  • vȁnkūš

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bolzina, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵʰ- (“to swell”), cognate with Russian болозно (bolozno, “thick plank”), Slovene blazina (“cushion”). Compare Avestan 𐬠𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬰𐬌𐬱 (bar^əziš, “cushion, cover”), Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌻𐌲𐍃 (balgs, “wineskin”), German Balg (“fell”), Persian بالش (bâleš, “pillow”), Armenian բարձ (barj), Old Prussian balsinis.

Forms

  • blàzinjacanonical • feminine
  • бла̀зињаcyrillic
  • blàzinaalternative
Nominative
Singular
blazinja
Plural
blazinje
Genitive
Singular
blazinje
Plural
blazinja
Dative
Singular
blazinji
Plural
blazinjama
Accusative
Singular
blazinju
Plural
blazinje
Vocative
Singular
blazinjo
Plural
blazinje
Locative
Singular
blazinji
Plural
blazinjama
Instrumental
Singular
blazinjom
Plural
blazinjama

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