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plav

//plâːʋ//
Serbo-Croatianadj
Ћирилица: плавone entry, two scripts

Definitions

  1. 1.
    blue
    • Vrati se na naše plavo more!

      Come back to our blue sea!

  2. 2.
    light, blonde (of hair)
    • Da li se sjećaš one žene plave kose?

      Do you remember that woman with blonde hair?

Synonyms & related words

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *polvъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *palwas, from Proto-Indo-European *polHwós, from *pelH- (“grey, pale”). Cognate with German falb, fahl (“pallid”), Latin pallidus, English fallow (“dun, pale brown or red”).

Forms

  • plȃvcanonical
  • пла̑вcyrillic
  • plȃvīdefinite
Nominative
Singular
plav, plava, plavo, plavi
Plural
plavi, plave, plava
Genitive
Singular
plava, plave, plavog, plavoga
Plural
plavih
Dative
Singular
plavu, plavoj, plavomu, plavome
Plural
plavim, plavima
Accusative
Singular
plav, plavu, plavo, plava, plavi, plavog, plavoga
Plural
plave, plava
Vocative
Singular
plav, plava, plavo, plavi
Plural
plavi, plave, plava
Locative
Singular
plavu, plavoj, plavome, plavomu
Plural
plavim, plavima
Instrumental
Singular
plavim, plavom
Plural
plavim, plavima

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