Balkan Romani edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian veštica.

Noun edit

veštica f

  1. (Kosovo Arli) witch

References edit

  • veštica” in Kosovo Arli Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.

Serbo-Croatian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *věščica.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ʋěʃtit͡sa/
  • Hyphenation: ve‧šti‧ca

Noun edit

vèštica f (Cyrillic spelling вѐштица)

  1. witch, sorceress
  2. harridan, hag

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Balkan Romani: veštica
  • Vlax Romani: veštica

Vlax Romani edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian veštica.

Noun edit

veštica f

  1. (Banatiski Gurbet, Sremski Gurbet) witch

References edit

  • veštica” in Banatiski Gurbet Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
  • veštica” in Sremski Gurbet Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.