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žabar

жабар

žȁbār · /ʒâbaːr/ · masc.

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NOUN
  1. frog-catcher
    Žabar je noću išao uz bare sa lampom. — The frog-catcher walked along the ponds at night with a lamp.
  2. colloq. derog. (of Italians) derogatory nickname for an Italian
    Navijači su vikali da će žabari izgubiti utakmicu. — The fans were shouting that the Italians would lose the match.
  3. colloq. humor. regional (of lowland inhabitants) mocking nickname for an inhabitant of a marshy or lowland area
    Stanovnike sela pored močvare komšije u šali zovu žabarima. — The neighbours jokingly call the people from the village by the marsh 'frogs'.

In the sense 'Italian' the word is usually taken as offensive; in neutral speech use Italijan.

Declension, masc.
singularplural
Nom.žabaržabari
Gen.žabaražabara
Dat.žabaružabarima
Acc.žabaražabare
Voc.žabaružabari
Ins.žabaromžabarima
Loc.žabaružabarima
AI Updated 29 October 2026