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kesa

кеса

kȅsa · /kêsa/ · fem.

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NOUN
  1. (plastic, paper) bag; plastic bag
    Da li vam treba kesa? — Do you need a bag?
    Stavila sam hleb u kesu. — I put the bread in the bag.
  2. (under the eyes) bags under the eyes
    Posle tri noći bez sna imam kese ispod očiju. — After three sleepless nights I have bags under my eyes.
  3. dated (for money) pouch; purse
    Deda je čuvao novac u kožnoj kesi. — Grandpa kept his money in a leather pouch.
  4. (in anatomy) sac; bladder
    Operisali su mu žučnu kesu. — They removed his gallbladder.

In Serbia this is the everyday word for a shopping bag; "vrećica" (a diminutive of vreća) is also Serbian, just less common.

Expressions
  • žučna kesa — gallbladder
    Bolovi su dolazili od žučne kese. — The pain was coming from the gallbladder.
Declension, fem.
singularplural
Nom.kesakese
Gen.kesekesa
Dat.kesikesama
Acc.kesukese
Voc.kesokese
Ins.kesomkesama
Loc.kesikesama
AI Updated 28 September 2026