ovca
овца/ǒːʋt͡sa/ · fem.
RuNOUN
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sheep; eweDeda na selu čuva dvadesetak ovaca. — Grandpa keeps about twenty sheep in the village.Ovaj sir je od ovčijeg mleka, ne od ovce iz prodavnice. — This cheese is made from sheep's milk.
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derog. (of a person) sheepNe budi ovca, razmisli svojom glavom. — Don't be a sheep, think for yourself.
The male is ovan, the lamb is jagnje; the adjective is ovčiji.
Synonyms:
jagnje
Forms
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | ovca | ovce |
| Gen. | ovce | ovaca |
| Dat. | ovci | ovcama |
| Acc. | ovcu | ovce |
| Voc. | ovco | ovce |
| Ins. | ovcom | ovcama |
| Loc. | ovci | ovcama |
Expressions
- crna ovca — black sheep