balav
балавbȁlav · /bâlaʋ/
ADJECTIVE
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colloq. derog. (of a person) wet behind the ears; immatureJoš 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.
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snotty; slobberyDete 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.
Antonyms:
Declension by gender, singular
| masc. | fem. | neut. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. | balav | balava | balavo |
| Gen. | balava | balave | balava |
| Dat. | balavu | balavoj | balavu |
| Acc. | balav | balavu | balavo |
| Voc. | balav | balava | balavo |
| Ins. | balavim | balavom | balavim |
| Loc. | balavu | balavoj | balavu |
Declension by gender, plural
| masc. | fem. | neut. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. | balavi | balave | balava |
| Gen. | balavih | balavih | balavih |
| Dat. | balavim | balavim | balavim |
| Acc. | balave | balave | balava |
| Voc. | balavi | balave | balava |
| Ins. | balavim | balavim | balavim |
| Loc. | balavim | balavim | balavim |
Comparison: balaviji, balavija, balavije · najbalaviji
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Updated 30 September 2026