Serbo-Croatian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish زنجیر (zincir), from Persian زنجیر (zanjir). First attested in the 14th century.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sǐnd͡ʒiːr/
  • Hyphenation: sin‧džir

Noun

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sìndžīr m (Cyrillic spelling сѝнџӣр)

  1. (literary) chain
    Synonym: lánac
  2. fetter
    1. Synonyms: òkov, bukàgije

Declension

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Further reading

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  • sindžir” in Hrvatski jezični portal