jek

јек

jȇk · /jêːk/ · masc.

NOUN

formal clang; blare; ringing

Čuo se jek zvona sa crkve. — The ringing of the church bells could be heard.
formal moan; whimper

Iz sobe se čuo tihi jek. — A quiet moan came from the room.

In the senses 'clang', 'moan' mostly found in literary and poetic texts; in everyday speech the word is used almost only in the phrase u jeku (u jeku rata, u jeku krize).

Synonyms:

odjek

Expressions

u jeku (nečega), u punom jeku — at the height of, in full swing

Turistička sezona je u punom jeku. — The tourist season is in full swing.

Declension, masc.

	singular	plural
Nom.	jek	jeci
Gen.	jeka	jeka
Dat.	jeku	jecima
Acc.	jek	jeke
Voc.	ječe	jeci
Ins.	jekom	jecima
Loc.	jeku	jecima

AI Updated 23 October 2026