Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology edit

From Medieval Latin sēriōsus, an extension of Latin sērius (grave, earnest, serious), perhaps for *sevrius and in effect another form of sevērus (grave, serious, austere, severe).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /sêrioːzan/
  • Hyphenation: се‧ри‧о‧зан

Adjective edit

се̏рио̄зан (definite се̏рио̄знӣ, comparative сериознији, Latin spelling sȅriōzan)

  1. serious

Declension edit