đavao
ђаваоđȁvao · /d͡ʑâʋao/ · masc.
NOUN
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Croat. devilLjudi su nekad verovali da đavao noću luta selom. — People used to believe the devil roamed the village at night.Na slici je đavo sa rogovima i repom. — The painting shows a devil with horns and a tail.
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Croat. colloq. (of a person) little devil; rascalTaj mali je pravi đavo, ne može da sedi mirno. — That kid is a real little devil, he can't sit still.
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Croat. colloq. (in exclamations) hell; the devilKog đavola radiš ovde u ovo doba? — What the hell are you doing here at this hour?
In Serbia: đavo — the nominative is đavo, the other forms (đavola, đavolu…) are the same.
Antonyms:
Expressions
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đavo je odneo šalu — things have got seriousKad je stigla policija, videli smo da je đavo odneo šalu. — When the police arrived, we saw things had got serious.
Declension, masc.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | đavao | đavli |
| Gen. | đavla | đavala |
| Dat. | đavlu | đavlima |
| Acc. | đavla | đavle |
| Voc. | đavle | đavli |
| Ins. | đavlom | đavlima |
| Loc. | đavlu | đavlima |
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Updated 30 October 2026