NOUN
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(on clothes, fabric) seamPantalone su mi pukle po šavu. — My trousers split along the seam.
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(medical) stitch; suturePosle operacije dobio je pet šavova. — He got five stitches after the operation.Šavove skidamo za deset dana. — We'll take the stitches out in ten days.
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(of metal) joint; weld seamCev je procurila na zavarenom šavu. — The pipe started leaking at the weld.
Expressions
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pucati po šavovima — to be bursting at the seams; to be falling apartZdravstveni sistem puca po šavovima. — The health system is falling apart at the seams.
Declension, masc.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | šav | šavovi |
| Gen. | šava | šavova |
| Dat. | šavu | šavovima |
| Acc. | šav | šavove |
| Voc. | šave | šavovi |
| Ins. | šavom | šavovima |
| Loc. | šavu | šavovima |
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Updated 29 September 2026