grom
громgrȏm · /ɡrôːm/ · masc.
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lightning; thunderboltGrom je udario u staro drvo. — Lightning struck the old tree.Kuća je izgorela jer je u nju udario grom. — The house burned down after being struck by lightning.
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thunder; clap of thunderDete se probudilo od groma. — The child was woken up by the thunder.
'Lightning struck' is usually udario je grom; munja is the flash in the sky and grmljavina is thunder as sound. A thunderstorm is nevreme s grmljavinom; oluja is a storm in general, with strong wind, not necessarily with thunder and lightning.
Expressions
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kao grom iz vedra neba — like a bolt from the blueVest o otkazu stigla je kao grom iz vedra neba. — The news of the layoff came like a bolt from the blue.
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kao gromom pogođen — thunderstruckStajao je kao gromom pogođen kad je čuo rezultat. — He stood there thunderstruck when he heard the result.
Declension, masc.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | grom | gromovi |
| Gen. | groma | gromova |
| Dat. | gromu | gromovima |
| Acc. | grom | gromove |
| Voc. | grome | gromovi |
| Ins. | gromom | gromovima |
| Loc. | gromu | gromovima |
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Updated 24 October 2026