pelena
пеленаpȅlena · /pêlena/ · fem.
NOUN
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diaper; nappyMoram da promenim bebi pelenu. — I need to change the baby's diaper.Kupili smo veliko pakovanje pelena. — We bought a big pack of nappies.
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(made of cloth) cloth used to wrap a baby or place underneath oneProstrla je tetra pelenu na krevet i položila bebu. — She spread a muslin cloth on the bed and laid the baby down.
It is mostly used in the plural: pelene.
Expressions
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izaći iz pelena — to grow up, to be out of nappies; "tek izaći iz pelena" is usually dismissive: to be barely out of nappies, still very young and inexperiencedTek je izašao iz pelena, a već se pravi pametan. — He's barely out of nappies and already acting smart.
Declension, fem.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | pelena | pelene |
| Gen. | pelene | pelena |
| Dat. | peleni | pelenama |
| Acc. | pelenu | pelene |
| Voc. | peleno | pelene |
| Ins. | pelenom | pelenama |
| Loc. | peleni | pelenama |
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Updated 29 September 2026