leptir
лептирlȅptīr · /lêptiːr/ · masc.
NOUN
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butterfly; mothNa cvetu u dvorištu sedi veliki žuti leptir. — A big yellow butterfly is sitting on a flower in the yard.Deca su u parku jurila leptire. — The children were chasing butterflies in the park.
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(in swimming) butterfly strokeOsvojila je zlato na sto metara leptir. — She won gold in the 100 metres butterfly.
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(of clothing) bow tieNa venčanje je obukao crno odelo i leptir. — He wore a black suit and a bow tie to the wedding.
A bow tie is more often called «leptir-mašna».
Expressions
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noćni leptir — moth; figuratively and euphemistically, a lady of the night, a prostitutePolicija je te noći privela nekoliko noćnih leptira. — That night the police brought in several ladies of the night.
Declension, masc.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | leptir | leptiri |
| Gen. | leptira | leptira |
| Dat. | leptiru | leptirima |
| Acc. | leptira | leptire |
| Voc. | leptiru | leptiri |
| Ins. | leptirom | leptirima |
| Loc. | leptiru | leptirima |
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Updated 17 October 2026