Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dolьnъ. Cognates include Czech dolní.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /dôːɲiː/
  • Hyphenation: do‧nji

Adjective edit

dȏnjī (Cyrillic spelling до̑њӣ)

  1. lower
    Antonym: gornji
    Donji Grada part of Zagreb, literally "Lower Town"
  2. western
    Antonym: gornji

Usage notes edit

donji and gornji are often used in the names of twin settlements, one on the mountain, one in the valley, e.g. Donji Lapac and Gornji Lapac, or one eastern the other western, e.g. Donji Humac and Gornji Humac.

Declension edit

Further reading edit

  • donji” in Hrvatski jezični portal