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zemljotres

земљотрес

zȅmljotrēs · /zêmʎotreːs/ · masc.

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NOUN
  1. earthquake
    Sinoć 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.
  2. (figuratively) upheaval; shake-up
    Rezultati 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.
singularplural
Nom.zemljotreszemljotresi
Gen.zemljotresazemljotresa
Dat.zemljotresuzemljotresima
Acc.zemljotreszemljotrese
Voc.zemljotresezemljotresi
Ins.zemljotresomzemljotresima
Loc.zemljotresuzemljotresima
AI Updated 6 October 2026