žito
житоžȉto · /ʒîto/ · neut.
NOUN
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grain; cerealOve godine je žito dobro rodilo. — The grain crop was good this year.Seljaci su prodali žito zadruzi. — The farmers sold their grain to the co-op.
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wheatPolja oko sela su puna žita. — The fields around the village are full of wheat.
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(for a slava or memorial) koliva; boiled sweetened wheatMama sprema žito za slavu. — Mom is making koliva for the slava.
In everyday Serbian, žito most often means wheat.
Declension, neut.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | žito | žita |
| Gen. | žita | žita |
| Dat. | žitu | žitima |
| Acc. | žito | žita |
| Voc. | žito | žita |
| Ins. | žitom | žitima |
| Loc. | žitu | žitima |
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Updated 29 October 2026