guja
гујаgúja · /ɡǔːja/ · fem.
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formal snake; viperU travi se sklupčala velika guja. — A big snake lay coiled in the grass.Ujela ga je guja otrovnica. — He was bitten by a venomous snake.
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derog. (of a person) snake; viperTa guja me je izdala pred šefom. — That snake betrayed me in front of the boss.
In everyday speech zmija is the usual word for the animal; guja sounds literary or folksy.
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Expressions
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gajiti guju u nedrima — to nurse a viper in one's bosomPomagao sam mu godinama, a gajio sam guju u nedrima. — I helped him for years, but I was nursing a viper in my bosom.
Declension, fem.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | guja | guje |
| Gen. | guje | guja |
| Dat. | guji | gujama |
| Acc. | guju | guje |
| Voc. | gujo | guje |
| Ins. | gujom | gujama |
| Loc. | guji | gujama |
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Updated 29 September 2026