zvir

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

(Ekavian): zvȇr
(Ijekavian): zvijȇr

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *zvěrь, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰweh₁r.

Noun

zvir f (Cyrillic spelling звир)

(Chakavian, Ikavian) beast, wild animal
- 1375, N.N., Muka svete Margarite (transcribed from Glagolitic original):
  ovoj zviri ne dopusti
  
  da me razdre nje čeljusti!
- 1556, Petar Hektorović, Ribanje i ribarsko prigovaranje:
  Od divjih jest zviri nesramni laživac,
  
  I kî dobrih tiri, zlobni razpravljivac;
- 1759, Antun Kanižlić, Sveta Rožalija:
  Za te trče zviri po pustih planinah,
  
  ptica krila širi, pase sa živina.

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