živac
живац/ʒǐʋat͡s/ · masc.
RuNOUN
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nerveZubar mi je juče izvadio živac. — The dentist took out my nerve yesterday.Bol dolazi od prignječenog živca u leđima. — The pain comes from a pinched nerve in the back.
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(in plural) nerves; patienceNemam više živaca za ovu gužvu. — I have no more patience for this traffic.Na kraju su mu popustili živci. — In the end his nerves gave way.
In the sense of patience it is plural: imati živaca (genitive) za nešto.
Synonyms:
Forms
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | živac | živci |
| Gen. | živca | živaca |
| Dat. | živcu | živcima |
| Acc. | živac | živce |
| Voc. | živče | živci |
| Ins. | živcem | živcima |
| Loc. | živcu | živcima |
Expressions
- ići na živce — to get on someone's nerves
- rat živaca — war of nerves
- čelični živci — nerves of steel