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bura

//bûra//
Serbo-Croatiannoun
Ћирилица: бураone entry, two scripts

Definitions

  1. 1.
    bora (wind)
    • Bura jača.

      The bora is growing strong.

    • Bura slabi.

      The bora is growing weak.

  2. 2.
    an event that causes much stir, passion and changes
    • Njen dolazak je izazvao buru negodovanja.

      Her arrival caused a lot of disapproval.

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *buřa, akin to Bulgarian and Russian буря (burja), Slovene burja, Slovak búrka and búrať (“to crush”). Non-Slavic cognates include Old Norse byrr (“fair wind”), Latin furō (“I rage, rave”), Sanskrit भुरति (bhurati, “to stir, palpitate”).

Forms

  • bȕracanonical • feminine
  • бу̏раcyrillic
Nominative
Singular
bȕra
Plural
bure
Genitive
Singular
bure
Plural
bȗrā
Dative
Singular
buri
Plural
burama
Accusative
Singular
buru
Plural
bure
Vocative
Singular
buro
Plural
bure
Locative
Singular
buri
Plural
burama
Instrumental
Singular
burom
Plural
burama

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