Definitions
- 1.from, out of
Petar je iz Podgorice.
Petar is from Podgorica.
izaći iz sobe
to go out of the room
piti iz čaše
to drink from a glass
- 2.Used in miscellaneous expressions that refer to some source or origin; for, because of, out of
iz navike
out of habit
iz nepoznatog razloga
for whatever reason
iz straha
out of fear
- 3.colloquialregional(+ instrumental case) with, together with, along with
ići iz njim
to go with him
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьz, from Proto-Indo-European *eḱs (“out of”), *eǵʰs, *h₁eǵʰs.
Forms
- ȉzcanonical
- и̏зcyrillic