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seljak

сељак

sèljāk · /sěʎaːk/ · masc.

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NOUN
  1. peasant; farmer; villager
    Moj deda je bio seljak iz Šumadije. — My grandfather was a farmer from Šumadija.
    Seljaci prodaju sir i jaja na pijaci. — Farmers sell cheese and eggs at the market.
  2. colloq. derog. yokel; hick; boor
    Ne budi seljak, pozdravi ljude! — Don't be such a boor, say hello to people!
    Neki seljak mi je ukrao parking mesto. — Some hick stole my parking spot.

In casual speech the word is often an insult, even when said about a city person.

Antonyms:
Declension, masc.
singularplural
Nom.seljakseljaci
Gen.seljakaseljaka
Dat.seljakuseljacima
Acc.seljakaseljake
Voc.seljačeseljaci
Ins.seljakomseljacima
Loc.seljakuseljacima
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