žabar
жабарžȁbār · /ʒâbaːr/ · masc.
NOUN
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frog-catcherŽabar je noću išao uz bare sa lampom. — The frog-catcher walked along the ponds at night with a lamp.
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colloq. derog. (of Italians) derogatory nickname for an ItalianNavijači su vikali da će žabari izgubiti utakmicu. — The fans were shouting that the Italians would lose the match.
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colloq. humor. regional (of lowland inhabitants) mocking nickname for an inhabitant of a marshy or lowland areaStanovnike 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.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | žabar | žabari |
| Gen. | žabara | žabara |
| Dat. | žabaru | žabarima |
| Acc. | žabara | žabare |
| Voc. | žabaru | žabari |
| Ins. | žabarom | žabarima |
| Loc. | žabaru | žabarima |
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Updated 29 October 2026