Estonian

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Etymology

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From selg-k.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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seljak (genitive seljaku, partitive seljakut)

  1. ridge (a chain of hills or mountains with a relatively steep slope)

Declension

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Declension of seljak (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative seljak seljakud
accusative nom.
gen. seljaku
genitive seljakute
partitive seljakut seljakuid
illative seljakusse seljakutesse
seljakuisse
inessive seljakus seljakutes
seljakuis
elative seljakust seljakutest
seljakuist
allative seljakule seljakutele
seljakuile
adessive seljakul seljakutel
seljakuil
ablative seljakult seljakutelt
seljakuilt
translative seljakuks seljakuteks
seljakuiks
terminative seljakuni seljakuteni
essive seljakuna seljakutena
abessive seljakuta seljakuteta
comitative seljakuga seljakutega

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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From selo-jak.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sěʎaːk/
  • Hyphenation: se‧ljak

Noun

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sèljāk m (Cyrillic spelling сѐља̄к, feminine seljàkinja, diminutive seljàčić, augmentative seljàčina, relational adjective sèljāčkī)

  1. peasant, farmer
    Synonyms: tèžāk, mȗž
  2. villager
  3. countryman
  4. (slang) yokel, hick

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Further reading

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  • seljak”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024