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krštenica

крштеница

krštènica · /krʃtěnit͡sa/ · fem.

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NOUN
  1. colloq. birth certificate
    Za pasoš ti treba nova krštenica. — You need a new birth certificate for the passport.
    Izvadila sam krštenicu u opštini. — I got my birth certificate at the municipal office.
  2. colloq. age
    Krštenica mu više nije na strani, ali i dalje igra. — Age is no longer on his side, but he still plays.
  3. (church document) baptismal certificate
    Za venčanje u crkvi tražili su nam krštenice. — For the church wedding they asked us for our baptismal certificates.

In sense 1 krštenica is the everyday name of the civil birth certificate, officially called izvod iz matične knjige rođenih. In sense 3 it is the church document certifying baptism.

Declension, fem.
singularplural
Nom.krštenicakrštenice
Gen.krštenicekrštenica
Dat.krštenicikrštenicama
Acc.krštenicukrštenice
Voc.krštenicokrštenice
Ins.krštenicomkrštenicama
Loc.krštenicikrštenicama
AI Updated 29 October 2026