patuljak

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /patǔːʎak/
• Hyphenation: pa‧tu‧ljak
• Rhymes: -ǔːʎak

Noun

patúljak m (Cyrillic spelling пату́љак)

1. dwarf, gnome, midget (mythical beings from European folklore)

   Snjeguljica i sedam patuljaka - Snow White and the seven dwarfs

2. (derogatory) dwarf, midget, pigmy (a person with dwarfism or one of relatively short stature)

   Synonym: kèpec

Declension

Declension of patuljak

	singular	plural
nominative	patúljak	patuljci
genitive	patuljka	pàtūljākā
dative	patuljku	patuljcima
accusative	patuljka	patuljke
vocative	patuljče	patuljci
locative	patuljku	patuljcima
instrumental	patuljkom	patuljcima