Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from German Pazient, from Latin patiens (patient).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /pat͡sǐjent/, /pat͡sijěnt/
  • Hyphenation: па‧ци‧јент

Noun edit

пацѝјент or пације̏нт m (Latin spelling pacìjent or pacijȅnt)

  1. patient (person receiving medical treatment)
  2. (slang) perverse, eccentric person, person who does things strangely or cluelessly, nutcase
  3. (slang) irritating, unwanted person

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