postanak
постанакpòstanak · /pǒstanak/ · masc.
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(of the world, life, a phenomenon) origin; genesisNaučnici se i dalje raspravljaju o postanku života. — Scientists are still debating the origin of life.Postoji više teorija o postanku Sunčevog sistema. — There are several theories about the origin of the Solar System.
In everyday speech "nastanak" is more usual; "postanak" mostly appears in texts about the world, life or religion. The biblical Book of Genesis is "Postanje" or "Prva knjiga Mojsijeva" in Serbian; "Knjiga Postanka" is the Croatian title.
Declension, masc.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | postanak | postanci |
| Gen. | postanka | postanaka |
| Dat. | postanku | postancima |
| Acc. | postanak | postanke |
| Voc. | postanče | postanci |
| Ins. | postankom | postancima |
| Loc. | postanku | postancima |
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Updated 23 October 2026