Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zatvorъ, derived from *verti.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /zǎːtʋor/
  • Hyphenation: zat‧vor

Noun

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zátvor m (Cyrillic spelling за́твор)

  1. prison, jail
    Synonym: buhara
  2. (medicine) constipation (state of the bowels)
  3. (linguistics) closure, occlusion
  4. closing (act of)

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