crevo
цревоcrévo · /t͡srěːʋo/ · neut.
NOUN
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intestine; bowel; gutLekar kaže da ima upalu creva. — The doctor says he has an inflamed bowel.Od gladi mi krče creva. — My stomach is rumbling with hunger.
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(for water, gas) hoseZalij baštu crevom, brže je. — Water the garden with the hose, it's faster.Crevo za veš-mašinu je puklo. — The washing machine hose burst.
In the sense of 'bowels' it is often used in the plural: creva. Anatomically slepo crevo is the caecum and the appendix is crvuljak, but in everyday speech (operacija slepog creva) slepo crevo usually means the appendix.
Expressions
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slepo crevo — caecum; in everyday speech also the appendixProšle godine su mu izvadili slepo crevo. — He had his appendix taken out last year.
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krče mi creva — my stomach is rumblingHajdemo da jedemo, krče mi creva. — Let's go eat, my stomach is rumbling.
Declension, neut.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | crevo | creva |
| Gen. | creva | creva |
| Dat. | crevu | crevama |
| Acc. | crevo | creva |
| Voc. | crevo | creva |
| Ins. | crevom | crevama |
| Loc. | crevu | crevama |
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Updated 23 October 2026