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violina

виолина

violína · /ʋiolǐːna/ · fem.

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NOUN
  1. (musical instrument) violin
    Moja ćerka uči da svira violinu. — My daughter is learning to play the violin.
    Na koncertu je svirala prva violina Beogradske filharmonije. — The first violin of the Belgrade Philharmonic played at the concert.

"To play the violin" is svirati violinu, with the accusative and no preposition. In Serbia gusle is the one-string folk instrument, not the violin (gusle meaning "violin" is Croatian usage).

Expressions
  • svirati prvu violinu — to play first fiddle
    U toj firmi on svira prvu violinu. — He plays first fiddle in that company.
Declension, fem.
singularplural
Nom.violinavioline
Gen.violineviolina
Dat.violiniviolinama
Acc.violinuvioline
Voc.violinovioline
Ins.violinomviolinama
Loc.violiniviolinama
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