Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *blizъkъ.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /blîzak/
  • Hyphenation: bli‧zak

Adjective edit

blȉzak (definite blȉskī, comparative bliži, Cyrillic spelling бли̏зак)

  1. near, close to
  2. imminent, at hand, on the way (likely to happen soon)
  3. close, intimate (of people; on very affectionate or intimate terms)
    izvori bliski ministarstvusources close to the Ministry
    Bliski smo prijatelji.We're close friends.
  4. idiomatic and figurative senses that refer to nearness, recentness and closeness
    bliska gledištasimilar views
    bliska budućnostnear future

Declension edit

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Further reading edit

  • blizak” in Hrvatski jezični portal