zec
зец/zêːt͡s/ · masc.
RuNOUN
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hare; rabbitNa livadi smo videli zeca. — We saw a hare in the meadow.Deca imaju malog belog zeca kod kuće. — The kids have a little white rabbit at home.
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(in athletics) pacemaker; pacesetterZec je vodio trku do tridesetog kilometra. — The pacemaker led the race up to the thirtieth kilometre.
Synonyms:
kunić
Forms
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | zec | zečevi |
| Gen. | zeca | zečeva etc. |
| Dat. | zecu | zečevima etc. |
| Acc. | zeca | zečeve etc. |
| Voc. | zeče | zečevi etc. |
| Ins. | zecom | zečevima etc. |
| Loc. | zecu | zečevima etc. |
Expressions
- tu leži zec — that's the crux of the matter
- ko juri dva zeca, ne uhvati nijednog — if you chase two hares, you'll catch neither