zemljotres
земљотресzȅmljotrēs · /zêmʎotreːs/ · masc.
NOUN
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earthquakeSinoć se u Kraljevu osetio jak zemljotres. — A strong earthquake was felt in Kraljevo last night.Zemljotres je oštetio stotine kuća. — The earthquake damaged hundreds of houses.
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(figuratively) upheaval; shake-upRezultati izbora izazvali su pravi politički zemljotres. — The election results caused a real political earthquake.
This is the usual word in Serbia; potres also means an earthquake in Serbian and is the usual term in Croatian. Potres mozga means concussion.
Declension, masc.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | zemljotres | zemljotresi |
| Gen. | zemljotresa | zemljotresa |
| Dat. | zemljotresu | zemljotresima |
| Acc. | zemljotres | zemljotrese |
| Voc. | zemljotrese | zemljotresi |
| Ins. | zemljotresom | zemljotresima |
| Loc. | zemljotresu | zemljotresima |
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Updated 6 October 2026