Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology edit

Ottoman Turkish جكر (Turkish ciğer) +‎ -ица.

Further from Persian جگر (jegar), from Proto-Indo-European *Hyékʷr̥ (liver), compare Latin iecur.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒǐɡerit͡sa/
  • Hyphenation: џи‧ге‧ри‧ца
  • Rhymes: -it͡sa

Noun edit

џѝгерица f (Latin spelling džìgerica)

  1. liver
    1. (as a meal)
      Synonym: је̏трица
    2. (informal) (of a living being)
      Synonym: је̏тра