Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Coined by Croatian linguist Bogoslav Šulek in the 19th century. From об- + у- + Proto-Slavic *jęti (to take).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /obǔːjam/
  • Hyphenation: о‧бу‧јам

Noun

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обу́јам m (Latin spelling obújam)

  1. (Croatia) volume (measure of space)
    Synonyms: волу́мен; (Bosnian, Serbian) запремина

Declension

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