badnjak
бадњакbȁdnjāk · /bâdɲaːk/ · masc.
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Yule logOtac je ujutru doneo badnjak iz šume. — In the morning Dad brought the Yule log from the woods.Ispred crkve su uveče palili badnjak. — In the evening they were burning the Yule log in front of the church.
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Croat. Christmas EveNa Badnjak cela porodica večera zajedno. — On Christmas Eve the whole family has dinner together.
In the sense 'Christmas Eve' Badnjak is Croatian usage. In Serbia: Badnji dan (the day) and Badnje veče (the evening); Orthodox Christmas Eve falls on 6 January.
Declension, masc.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | badnjak | badnjaci |
| Gen. | badnjaka | badnjaka |
| Dat. | badnjaku | badnjacima |
| Acc. | badnjak | badnjake |
| Voc. | badnjače | badnjaci |
| Ins. | badnjakom | badnjacima |
| Loc. | badnjaku | badnjacima |
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Updated 29 October 2026