gvožđe
гвожђеgvȏžđe · /ɡʋôːʒd͡ʑe/ · neut.
NOUN
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ironOgrada je napravljena od kovanog gvožđa. — The fence is made of wrought iron.Doktor kaže da imam manjak gvožđa. — The doctor says I'm low on iron.
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dated (in the plural) fetters; chainsZatvorenika su doveli u gvožđima. — The prisoner was brought in in chains.
An iron for clothes is pegla, not gvožđe.
Expressions
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kuj gvožđe dok je vruće — strike while the iron is hotPonudili su ti posao? Kuj gvožđe dok je vruće! — They offered you a job? Strike while the iron is hot!
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staro gvožđe — scrap metal; something written off as uselessStari auto smo prodali kao staro gvožđe. — We sold the old car for scrap.
Declension, neut.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| Nom. | gvožđe |
| Gen. | gvožđa |
| Dat. | gvožđu |
| Acc. | gvožđe |
| Voc. | gvožđe |
| Ins. | gvožđem |
| Loc. | gvožđu |
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Updated 28 September 2026