konac
конацkònac · /kǒnat͡s/ · masc.
Suggest an editNOUN
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threadTreba mi igla i crni konac. — I need a needle and black thread.Posle jela koristim zubni konac. — I use dental floss after eating.
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formal (in the phrase na koncu) endNa koncu je ipak pristao na naš predlog. — In the end he agreed to our proposal after all.
In the sense "end", it occurs mainly in fixed expressions and literary usage: na koncu, na koncu konca, konac delo krasi; the usual neutral word is kraj.
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Expressions
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visiti o koncu — to hang by a threadNjegov posao sada visi o koncu. — His job is now hanging by a thread.
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na koncu konca — at the end of the day; ultimatelyNa koncu konca, to je tvoja odluka. — At the end of the day, it's your decision.
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vući konce — to pull the stringsSvi znaju ko iz senke vuče konce. — Everyone knows who's pulling the strings from the shadows.
Declension, masc.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | konac | konci |
| Gen. | konca | konaca |
| Dat. | koncu | koncima |
| Acc. | konac | konce |
| Voc. | konče | konci |
| Ins. | koncem | koncima |
| Loc. | koncu | koncima |
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Updated 6 October 2026