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junak

//jǔnaːk//
Serbo-Croatiannoun
Ћирилица: јунакone entry, two scripts

Definitions

  1. 1.
    soldier, knight, warrior
  2. 2.
    hero, brave or strong man
  3. 3.
    archaicyoung man
  4. 4.
    archaichusband
  5. 5.
    literarybrave horse of a hero

Synonyms & related words

Word family
  • superjunak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *junakъ. From Proto-Slavic *junъ (“young”) + *-akъ (masculine nominalizing suffix cognate to Serbo-Croatian -ak). Cognate with Old Church Slavonic юнакъ (junakŭ), Czech jonák (Moravian Czech junák), Polish junak, Bulgarian юна́к (junák).

Forms

  • jùnākanimate • canonical • masculine
  • ју̀на̄кcyrillic
  • junàkinjafeminine
  • junačinaaugmentative
Nominative
Singular
jùnāk
Plural
junáci
Genitive
Singular
junáka
Plural
junákā
Dative
Singular
junáku
Plural
junácima
Accusative
Singular
junáka
Plural
junáke
Vocative
Singular
jȕnāče
Plural
junáci
Locative
Singular
junáku
Plural
junácima
Instrumental
Singular
junákom
Plural
junácima

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