morž
моржmȍrž · /môrʒ/ · masc.
NOUN
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walrusMorž ima dva duga zuba i debelu kožu. — A walrus has two long tusks and thick skin.
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colloq. humor. (of a person, after Russian) winter swimmerNovinari su ih prozvali morževima jer plivaju u Dunavu usred januara. — Journalists nicknamed them walruses because they swim in the Danube in the middle of January.
The 'winter swimmer' sense is a nickname modelled on Russian, met mostly in reports about winter swimming. The neutral Serbian terms are zimski plivač, zimski kupač.
Declension, masc.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | morž | morževi |
| Gen. | morža | morževa |
| Dat. | moržu | morževima |
| Acc. | morža | morževe |
| Voc. | moržu | morževi |
| Ins. | moržem | morževima |
| Loc. | moržu | morževima |
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Updated 29 October 2026