jadovan

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

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Adjective

jȁdōvan (Cyrillic spelling ја̏до̄ван)

1. miserable, pathetic
   • 1536, Petar Zoranić, Planine:

     jak ma ličca moči
     jadovna čemerna suza prez pristanka.

     And her face being consentlessly soak'd by
     a wretched and sorrowful tear.

   • late 16C, Dinko Ranjina, Jednomu ki ništo ne učini a tuđe sve huli:

     Jadovni zleče moj, zavidos s kim bjesni,

     Za zle prem tolikoj ne scijeni me pjesni.

     Oh you my wretched foe, who do with envy rage,

     so great a wrath as yours my poems to not deserve.

Declension

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Related terms

• jadòvit, jȁdan