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česma

чесма

čȅsma · fem.

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NOUN
  1. (outdoors, in a park) public drinking fountain
    Napunili smo flaše na česmi u parku. — We filled our bottles at the fountain in the park.
    U selu je stara česma ispred crkve. — In the village there's an old fountain in front of the church.
  2. (in the home) tap; faucet
    Pijem vodu sa česme, ne kupujem flaširanu. — I drink tap water, I don't buy bottled.

"Voda sa česme" is the usual way to say tap water. Both česma and slavina are everyday words for a tap; slavina more often refers to the fixture itself (the one that drips or gets replaced).

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Declension, fem.
singularplural
Nom.česmačesme
Gen.česmečesama
Dat.česmičesmama
Acc.česmučesme
Voc.česmočesme
Ins.česmomčesmama
Loc.česmičesmama
AI Updated 13 October 2026