Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pat͡sǐjent/, /pat͡sijěnt/
  • Hyphenation: pa‧ci‧jent

Noun

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pacìjent or pacijȅnt m (Cyrillic spelling пацѝјент or пације̏нт)

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

Declension

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References

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  • pacijent” in Hrvatski jezični portal