Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *vojьnъ + -ik.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʋǒjniːk/
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  • Hyphenation: voj‧nik

Noun

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vòjnīk m (Cyrillic spelling во̀јнӣк)

  1. soldier
    Synonym: ratnik
  2. (Bosnia) private (rank)
    Synonym: (Croatia) pozornik
  3. (obsolete, Bosnia) private first class
    Synonym: (Croatia, Serbia) razvodnik

Declension

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Further reading

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  • vojnik” in Hrvatski jezični portal