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kraj

//krâːj/ | /krâj/ | /krâːj//
Serbo-Croatiannounprep
Ћирилица: крајone entry, two scripts

Definitions

  1. 1.
    end, ending
  2. 2.
    rim, edge, verge
  3. 3.
    region, area
  4. 4.
    landscape, scenery
  5. 5.
    archaicland, shore
  6. 6.
    past, by (= pȍred, pȍkraj)
    • Metak je proletio točno kraj mene.

      The bullet flew right by me.

  7. 7.
    in spite of, despite (= ȕprkos/ȕsprkos, pȍred)
    • I kraj svega toga, preživio sam.

      And despite all of it, I survived.

  8. 8.
    near, next to, beside (= pȍred, pȍkraj, dȍ)
    • Dođi, s(j)edni kraj mene.

      Come, sit next to me.

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *krajь, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kroh₁(y)-.

Forms

  • krȃjcanonical • inanimate • masculine
  • кра̑јcyrillic
Nominative
Singular
krȃj
Plural
krȁjevi, kràjevi
Genitive
Singular
krȁja
Plural
krȁjēvā, krajévā, kràjēvā
Dative
Singular
krȁju
Plural
krȁjevima, krajèvima, kràjevima
Accusative
Singular
kraj
Plural
krȁjeve, kràjeve
Vocative
Singular
krȁju
Plural
krȁjevi, kràjevi
Locative
Singular
krȁju, kràju
Plural
krȁjevima, krajèvima, kràjevima
Instrumental
Singular
krȁjem
Plural
krȁjevima, krajèvima, kràjevima

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