slavuj

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *solvьjь, whence also Russian соловей (solovéj).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /slǎʋuːj/
  • Hyphenation: sla‧vuj

Noun

slàvūj m (Cyrillic spelling сла̀вӯј)

  1. nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos) or thrush nightingale (Luscinia luscinia)

Usage notes

The two species may be distinguished as mȃlī slàvūj (“nightingale”) and vèlikī slàvūj (“thrush nightingale”).

Declension
Declension of slavuj
singular plural
nominative slàvūj slavuji
genitive slavúja slavuja
dative slavuju slavujima
accusative slavuja slavuje
vocative slavuju slavuji
locative slavuju slavujima
instrumental slavujem slavujima

References
  • “slavuj” in Hrvatski jezični portal
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