letva
летваlȅtva · /lêtʋa/ · fem.
NOUN
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(building material) lath; slatOgrada je napravljena od drvenih letava. — The fence is made of wooden slats.Jedna letva na krevetu je pukla. — One of the bed slats has cracked.
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(in athletics) the bar that an athlete clears in the high jump or pole vaultSkakač je preskočio letvu na visini od dva metra. — The jumper cleared the bar at a height of two metres.U trećem pokušaju je oborila letvu. — On her third attempt she knocked the bar off.
Expressions
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podići / spustiti letvu — to raise / lower the bar; to set higher or lower standardsNovi trener je visoko podigao letvu za ceo tim. — The new coach has raised the bar high for the whole team.
Declension, fem.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | letva | letve |
| Gen. | letve | letava |
| Dat. | letvi | letvama |
| Acc. | letvu | letve |
| Voc. | letvo | letve |
| Ins. | letvom | letvama |
| Loc. | letvi | letvama |
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Updated 6 October 2026