svinja
свиња/sʋǐːɲa/ · fem.
RuNOUN
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pigNa selu gajimo svinje i kokoške. — We keep pigs and chickens in the village.Za slavu su ispekli celu svinju. — They roasted a whole pig for the slava.
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derog. (of a person) pig; swinePonašao se kao prava svinja. — He behaved like a real pig.
Pork as meat is svinjetina.
Synonyms:
prase
krmača
Forms
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | svinja | svinje |
| Gen. | svinje | svinja |
| Dat. | svinji | svinjama |
| Acc. | svinju | svinje |
| Voc. | svinjo | svinje |
| Ins. | svinjom | svinjama |
| Loc. | svinji | svinjama |
Expressions
- bacati biser pred svinje — to cast pearls before swine