patuljak

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /patǔːʎak/
  • Hyphenation: pa‧tu‧ljak
  • Rhymes: -ǔːʎak

Noun

patúljak m anim (Cyrillic spelling пату́љак)

  1. dwarf, gnome, midget (mythical beings from European folklore)
    Snjeguljica i sedam patuljaka - Snow White and the seven dwarfs
  2. (derogatory) dwarf, midget, pigmy (a person with dwarfism or one of relatively short stature)
    Synonym: kèpec

Declension

Declension of patuljak
singular plural
nominative patúljak patuljci
genitive patuljka pàtūljākā
dative patuljku patuljcima
accusative patuljka patuljke
vocative patuljče patuljci
locative patuljku patuljcima
instrumental patuljkom patuljcima

Further reading

  • “patuljak”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
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