Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pьsьjь. By surface analysis, pas +‎ -ji.

Pronunciation edit

  • (adjective) IPA(key): /pâsjiː/
  • (adverb) IPA(key): /pâsji/
  • Hyphenation: pas‧ji
  • Rhymes: -jiː

Adjective edit

pȁsjī (Cyrillic spelling па̏сјӣ)

  1. (relational) dog; canine
    pasja kućicakennel
  2. (figuratively) bad, unpleasant, nasty
    pasji životdog's life
    pasji dana bitch of a day
    pasje vr(ij)emenasty weather

Declension edit

Related terms edit

Adverb edit

pȁsji (Cyrillic spelling па̏сји)

  1. as a dog, in a manner of a dog

Further reading edit

  • pasji” in Hrvatski jezični portal
  • pasji” in Hrvatski jezični portal