crven

See also: črven

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *čьrvenъ, which is a passive participle of *čьrviti (“dye using červec”), where červec is a kind of worm used as a red dye (compare cȓv (“worm”)).

Alternative forms

• (obsolete, dialectal) črven, črlen

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tsřʋen/
• Hyphenation: cr‧ven

Adjective

cr̀ven (definite cr̀venī, comparative crveniji, Cyrillic spelling цр̀вен)

1. red

   upali crveno sv(j)etlo ― switch to red light

   sm(ij)em piti/da pijem crveno vino ― I' m allowed to drink red wine"

   kosa joj je oprana, usne crvene, a zubi b(ij)eli ― her hair is washed, her lips are red, and her teeth are white

   stisni crveno dugme ― push the red button

2. (substantively) revolutionary, Red

   crveni se pregrupiraju na granici ― the Reds are regrouping at the border

3. (substantively, in masculine) the Red Army soldier
4. (substantively, in masculine, derogatory) sympathizer or a member of extreme left; a communist

   crveni su opet ugrabili vlast na izborima ― communists have won the elections again

5. (substantively, in feminine) the red color

   moja omiljena boja je crvena ― my favorite color is red

6. ruddy, rubicund

   crveni obrazi ― ruddy cheeks

7. gules
8. idiomatic and figurative meanings

   Crvena armija ― the Red Army

   Crveni krst/Crveni križ ― the Red Cross;

   Crvena garda ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   crvena krvna grupa ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   crvena pomoć ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   Crvena subota ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   Crveno barjače ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   crveni v(j)etar ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   crveni vosak ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   crveni polum(j)esec ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   crveni kutić/ugao ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   pustiti/puštati crvenoga p(ij)etla ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   crvena knjižica ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   crveni div ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   crveni karton ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   crveni telefon ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   crveni fenjer ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Declension

positive indefinite forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		crven	crvena	crveno
genitive		crvena	crvene	crvena
dative		crvenu	crvenoj	crvenu
accusative	inanimate animate	crven crvena	crvenu	crveno
vocative		crven	crvena	crveno
locative		crvenu	crvenoj	crvenu
instrumental		crvenim	crvenom	crvenim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		crveni	crvene	crvena
genitive		crvenih	crvenih	crvenih
dative		crvenim(a)	crvenim(a)	crvenim(a)
accusative		crvene	crvene	crvena
vocative		crveni	crvene	crvena
locative		crvenim(a)	crvenim(a)	crvenim(a)
instrumental		crvenim(a)	crvenim(a)	crvenim(a)

positive definite forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		crveni	crvena	crveno
genitive		crvenog(a)	crvene	crvenog(a)
dative		crvenom(u/e)	crvenoj	crvenom(u/e)
accusative	inanimate animate	crveni crvenog(a)	crvenu	crveno
vocative		crveni	crvena	crveno
locative		crvenom(e/u)	crvenoj	crvenom(e/u)
instrumental		crvenim	crvenom	crvenim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		crveni	crvene	crvena
genitive		crvenih	crvenih	crvenih
dative		crvenim(a)	crvenim(a)	crvenim(a)
accusative		crvene	crvene	crvena
vocative		crveni	crvene	crvena
locative		crvenim(a)	crvenim(a)	crvenim(a)
instrumental		crvenim(a)	crvenim(a)	crvenim(a)

comparative forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		crveniji	crvenija	crvenije
genitive		crvenijeg(a)	crvenije	crvenijeg(a)
dative		crvenijem(u)	crvenijoj	crvenijem(u)
accusative	inanimate animate	crveniji crvenijeg(a)	crveniju	crvenije
vocative		crveniji	crvenija	crvenije
locative		crvenijem(u)	crvenijoj	crvenijem(u)
instrumental		crvenijim	crvenijom	crvenijim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		crveniji	crvenije	crvenija
genitive		crvenijih	crvenijih	crvenijih
dative		crvenijim(a)	crvenijim(a)	crvenijim(a)
accusative		crvenije	crvenije	crvenija
vocative		crveniji	crvenije	crvenija
locative		crvenijim(a)	crvenijim(a)	crvenijim(a)
instrumental		crvenijim(a)	crvenijim(a)	crvenijim(a)

superlative forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		najcrveniji	najcrvenija	najcrvenije
genitive		najcrvenijeg(a)	najcrvenije	najcrvenijeg(a)
dative		najcrvenijem(u)	najcrvenijoj	najcrvenijem(u)
accusative	inanimate animate	najcrveniji najcrvenijeg(a)	najcrveniju	najcrvenije
vocative		najcrveniji	najcrvenija	najcrvenije
locative		najcrvenijem(u)	najcrvenijoj	najcrvenijem(u)
instrumental		najcrvenijim	najcrvenijom	najcrvenijim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		najcrveniji	najcrvenije	najcrvenija
genitive		najcrvenijih	najcrvenijih	najcrvenijih
dative		najcrvenijim(a)	najcrvenijim(a)	najcrvenijim(a)
accusative		najcrvenije	najcrvenije	najcrvenija
vocative		najcrveniji	najcrvenije	najcrvenija
locative		najcrvenijim(a)	najcrvenijim(a)	najcrvenijim(a)
instrumental		najcrvenijim(a)	najcrvenijim(a)	najcrvenijim(a)

Etymology 2

From the adjective cr̀ven (“red”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tsr̂ʋeːn/
• Hyphenation: cr‧ven

Noun

cȑvēn f (Cyrillic spelling цр̏ве̄н)

1. red (color, or something red-colored)
2. scarlet fever

Declension

Declension of crven

	singular	plural
nominative	cȑvēn	crveni
genitive	crveni	crveni
dative	crveni	crvenima
accusative	crven	crveni
vocative	crveni	crveni
locative	cȑvēni/crvéni	crvenima
instrumental	cȑvēni/cȑvēnju	crvenima

See also

References

• “crven”, in Hrvatski jezični portal, 2006–2018
• “crven”, in Речник српскохрватскога књижевног језика (in Serbo-Croatian), volume 6, Друго фототипско издање edition, Нови Сад, Загреб: Матица српска, Матица хрватска, 1967–1976, published 1990, page 812