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drijevo

Serbo-Croatiannoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    archaicregionalwood, lumber, tree
    • Ostah kano drijevo odsječeno.

      I was left like a felled tree.

  2. 2.
    archaicregionalboat, ship
    • Jedra se nadimaju, konopi zuje, zastava leprša, a drijevo skače kao konj po plavome polju, roneći pramac i bokove u morsku pjenu.

Synonyms & related words

Related words (1)
  • drijevje

Etymology

Ijekavian reflex of earlier *drěvo, by liquid metathesis from Proto-Slavic *dervo, from Proto-Indo-European *dóru.

Forms

  • drijȇvocanonical • neuter
  • дрије̑воcyrillic
  • dȑvoalternative • standard
  • drȇvoalternative • ekavian • kajkavian
  • drȋvoalternative • chakavian • ikavian

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