štićenik
штићеникštȉćenīk · /ʃtît͡ɕeniːk/ · masc.
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protégé; wardŠtićenici doma za stare dobili su nove krevete. — The residents of the care home got new beds.Direktor je svog štićenika postavio na važno mesto. — The director appointed his protégé to an important post.
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(in sports, of a coach's team) player; chargeTrenerovi štićenici su sinoć ubedljivo pobedili. — The coach's players won convincingly last night.
Sports news often uses it for a coach's players: "Pešićevi štićenici". The person who protects is the zaštitnik.
Declension, masc.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | štićenik | štićenici |
| Gen. | štićenika | štićenika |
| Dat. | štićeniku | štićenicima |
| Acc. | štićenika | štićenike |
| Voc. | štićeniče | štićenici |
| Ins. | štićenikom | štićenicima |
| Loc. | štićeniku | štićenicima |
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Updated 29 October 2026