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ljudi

//ʎûːdi//
Serbo-Croatiannoun
Ћирилица: људиone entry, two scripts

Definitions

  1. 1.
    people, men
    • Dva čovjeka su išla cestom.

      Two men walked down the street.

    • Pet ljudi je išlo cestom.

      Five people walked down the street.

  2. 2.
    everybody, everyone (addressing a group of people)
  3. 3.
    colloquialguys, you guys (group of familiar people of any or mixed gender)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ľudьje, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ljaudejes, nominative plural of *ljáudis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁léwdʰis, from *h₁lewdʰ-.

Forms

  • ljȗdicanonical • masculine • plural
  • singular: čovjekcanonical
  • čovekcanonical
  • љу̑диcyrillic
Nominative
Singular
čovjek
Plural
ljȗdi
Genitive
Singular
čovjeka
Plural
ljúdī
Dative
Singular
čovjeku
Plural
ljúdima
Accusative
Singular
čovjeka
Plural
ljȗde
Vocative
Singular
čovječe
Plural
ljȗdi
Locative
Singular
čovjeku
Plural
ljúdima
Instrumental
Singular
čovjekom
Plural
ljúdima

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