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škrinja

шкриња

škrȉnja · /ʃkrîɲa/ · fem.

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NOUN
  1. chest; trunk
    Baka čuva staru odeću u drvenoj škrinji. — Grandma keeps old clothes in a wooden chest.
    Pirati su zakopali škrinju sa zlatom. — The pirates buried a chest of gold.
  2. Croat. colloq. chest freezer
    Meso smo stavili u škrinju u podrumu. — We put the meat in the chest freezer in the basement.

In the sense 'chest freezer' the word is Croatian (also used in Bosnia); in Serbia: zamrzivač or sanduk zamrzivač (retailers also use zamrzivač škrinja).

Synonyms:
Declension, fem.
singularplural
Nom.škrinjaškrinje
Gen.škrinješkrinja
Dat.škrinjiškrinjama
Acc.škrinjuškrinje
Voc.škrinjoškrinje
Ins.škrinjomškrinjama
Loc.škrinjiškrinjama
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