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seljanin

сељанин

sèljanin · /sěʎanin/ · masc.

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NOUN
  1. villager
    Svaki seljanin u tom selu poznaje sve komšije. — Every villager there knows all the neighbours.
    Seljani su se okupili ispred crkve. — The villagers gathered in front of the church.
  2. peasant; farmer
    Njegov deda je bio običan seljanin. — His grandfather was an ordinary peasant.

The plural is seljani. Seljak 'peasant, farmer' has the plural seljaci; in colloquial speech seljak is often used as an insult meaning 'hick'.

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Declension, masc.
singularplural
Nom.seljaninseljani
Gen.seljaninaseljana
Dat.seljaninuseljanima
Acc.seljaninaseljane
Voc.seljanineseljani
Ins.seljaninomseljanima
Loc.seljaninuseljanima
AI Updated 13 October 2026