vek
векmasc.
RuNOUN
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centuryOva crkva je sagrađena u četrnaestom veku. — This church was built in the fourteenth century.
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age; eraŽivimo u veku tehnologije. — We live in the age of technology.
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lifetime; lifespanCeo vek je proveo u istom selu. — He spent his whole life in the same village.Baterija ima kratak vek trajanja. — The battery has a short lifespan.
“In the 21st century” is u 21. veku (u + loc.); the Middle Ages is srednji vek (singular).
Forms
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | vek | vekovi |
| Gen. | veka | vekova |
| Dat. | veku | vekovima |
| Acc. | vek | vekove |
| Voc. | veče | vekovi |
| Ins. | vekom | vekovima |
| Loc. | veku | vekovima |
Expressions
- za vek vekova — for ever and ever