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balav

балав

bȁlav · /bâlaʋ/

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ADJECTIVE
  1. colloq. derog. (of a person) wet behind the ears; immature
    Još si balav za takve stvari. — You're still too young for that kind of thing.
    Bio sam balav kad sam počeo da radim. — I was just a kid when I started working.
  2. snotty; slobbery
    Dete je imalo balav nos i prljave ruke. — The child had a runny nose and dirty hands.

For an immature person the nouns balavac / balavica are often used instead.

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Declension by gender, singular
masc.fem.neut.
Nom.balavbalavabalavo
Gen.balavabalavebalava
Dat.balavubalavojbalavu
Acc.balavbalavubalavo
Voc.balavbalavabalavo
Ins.balavimbalavombalavim
Loc.balavubalavojbalavu
Declension by gender, plural
masc.fem.neut.
Nom.balavibalavebalava
Gen.balavihbalavihbalavih
Dat.balavimbalavimbalavim
Acc.balavebalavebalava
Voc.balavibalavebalava
Ins.balavimbalavimbalavim
Loc.balavimbalavimbalavim
Comparison: balaviji, balavija, balavije · najbalaviji
AI Updated 30 September 2026