žestok
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Serbo-Croatian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žestokъ. Cognate to Russian жёсткий (žóstkij).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]žèstok (Cyrillic spelling жѐсток, definite žèstokī, comparative žȅšćī)
- severe, violent, bitter
- žestoka borba ― violent battle
- strong, pungent (e.g. of drinks)
- žestoko piće ― pungent drink
Declension
[edit]positive indefinite forms
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | žestok | žestoka | žestoko | |
| genitive | žestoka | žestoke | žestoka | |
| dative | žestoku | žestokoj | žestoku | |
| accusative | inanimate animate |
žestok žestoka |
žestoku | žestoko |
| vocative | žestok | žestoka | žestoko | |
| locative | žestoku | žestokoj | žestoku | |
| instrumental | žestokim | žestokom | žestokim | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | žestoki | žestoke | žestoka | |
| genitive | žestokih | žestokih | žestokih | |
| dative | žestokim(a) | žestokim(a) | žestokim(a) | |
| accusative | žestoke | žestoke | žestoka | |
| vocative | žestoki | žestoke | žestoka | |
| locative | žestokim(a) | žestokim(a) | žestokim(a) | |
| instrumental | žestokim(a) | žestokim(a) | žestokim(a) | |
positive definite forms
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | žestoki | žestoka | žestoko | |
| genitive | žestokog(a) | žestoke | žestokog(a) | |
| dative | žestokom(u/e) | žestokoj | žestokom(u/e) | |
| accusative | inanimate animate |
žestoki žestokog(a) |
žestoku | žestoko |
| vocative | žestoki | žestoka | žestoko | |
| locative | žestokom(e/u) | žestokoj | žestokom(e/u) | |
| instrumental | žestokim | žestokom | žestokim | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | žestoki | žestoke | žestoka | |
| genitive | žestokih | žestokih | žestokih | |
| dative | žestokim(a) | žestokim(a) | žestokim(a) | |
| accusative | žestoke | žestoke | žestoka | |
| vocative | žestoki | žestoke | žestoka | |
| locative | žestokim(a) | žestokim(a) | žestokim(a) | |
| instrumental | žestokim(a) | žestokim(a) | žestokim(a) | |
comparative forms
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | žešći | žešća | žešće | |
| genitive | žešćeg(a) | žešće | žešćeg(a) | |
| dative | žešćem(u) | žešćoj | žešćem(u) | |
| accusative | inanimate animate |
žešći žešćeg(a) |
žešću | žešće |
| vocative | žešći | žešća | žešće | |
| locative | žešćem(u) | žešćoj | žešćem(u) | |
| instrumental | žešćim | žešćom | žešćim | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | žešći | žešće | žešća | |
| genitive | žešćih | žešćih | žešćih | |
| dative | žešćim(a) | žešćim(a) | žešćim(a) | |
| accusative | žešće | žešće | žešća | |
| vocative | žešći | žešće | žešća | |
| locative | žešćim(a) | žešćim(a) | žešćim(a) | |
| instrumental | žešćim(a) | žešćim(a) | žešćim(a) | |
superlative forms
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | najžešći | najžešća | najžešće | |
| genitive | najžešćeg(a) | najžešće | najžešćeg(a) | |
| dative | najžešćem(u) | najžešćoj | najžešćem(u) | |
| accusative | inanimate animate |
najžešći najžešćeg(a) |
najžešću | najžešće |
| vocative | najžešći | najžešća | najžešće | |
| locative | najžešćem(u) | najžešćoj | najžešćem(u) | |
| instrumental | najžešćim | najžešćom | najžešćim | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | najžešći | najžešće | najžešća | |
| genitive | najžešćih | najžešćih | najžešćih | |
| dative | najžešćim(a) | najžešćim(a) | najžešćim(a) | |
| accusative | najžešće | najžešće | najžešća | |
| vocative | najžešći | najžešće | najžešća | |
| locative | najžešćim(a) | najžešćim(a) | najžešćim(a) | |
| instrumental | najžešćim(a) | najžešćim(a) | najžešćim(a) | |
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “žestok”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024