rđa

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rъďa, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ř̩d͡ʑa/

Noun

r̀đa f (Cyrillic spelling р̀ђа)

  1. rust
  2. (figurative) misery, misfortune, trouble, torment
    Synonyms: mȕka, nèvolja, béda, zlȍ
  3. (regional) a bad person, good-for-nothing, scoundrel

Declension

Declension of rđa
singular plural
nominative rđa rđe
genitive rđe rđa
dative rđi rđama
accusative rđu rđe
vocative rđo rđe
locative rđi rđama
instrumental rđom rđama

Descendants

  • Albanian: rrgjëBorgo Erizzo

References

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