žaba
жабаžȁba · /ʒâba/ · fem.
NOUN
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frog; toadUveče se kraj reke čuje kreketanje žaba. — In the evening you can hear frogs croaking by the river.Dete je uhvatilo žabu u bari. — The child caught a frog in the pond.
Žaba covers both frogs and toads; a toad specifically is krastača.
Expressions
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progutati žabu — to swallow a bitter pillMorao sam da progutam žabu i izvinim mu se. — I had to swallow my pride and apologise to him.
Declension, fem.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | žaba | žabe |
| Gen. | žabe | žaba |
| Dat. | žabi | žabama |
| Acc. | žabu | žabe |
| Voc. | žabo | žabe |
| Ins. | žabom | žabama |
| Loc. | žabi | žabama |
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Updated 28 September 2026