Serbo-Croatian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pěsnь.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pjêsna/
  • Hyphenation: pje‧sna

Noun

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pjȅsna f (Cyrillic spelling пје̏сна)

  1. (archaic) poem (literary piece written in verse)
  2. (archaic) song
    • 1814, Vuk Stefanović Karadžić, Mala prostonarodna slaveno-serbska pjesnarica:
      Пєсна Ужичка
      Сву ноћ я заспат’ немого:
      Слушаюћ’ коло и пєсне.
      Užice Song
      All night I could not fall asleep,
      Listening to the circle-dance and songs.

Declension

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