Slovnik
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• A •

• a conj. but, however.
• abak n. abacus.
• abažur n. lampshade.
• abdikacija n. abdication.
• abdikova v.tr. to abdicate.
• abhaz n. Abkhaz.
  • abhazski adj. Abkhaz, Abkhazian.
• Abhazija n. Abkhazia.
• ablativ n. ablative.
• abo conj. or.
• abolicija n. abolition (of slavery)
• abolicjonist n. abolitonist.
• abolicjonizam n. abolitionism.
• abonement n. subscription, membership, season ticket.
• abonent n. subscriber.
• abrakadabra n. abracadabra.
• abrikos n. apricot.
• alfavit n. alphabet.
• aligator n. alligator.
• amin interj. amen.

• B •

• bacjon n. stork.
• bčela n. bee.
• bebe n. baby, infant.
  • bebeski adj. baby’s, infantile.
• bedro n. thigh.
• bi part. makes following verb in the past tense conditional; would ….
• bil v.intr. was, past tense of je.
• bitje n. being, existence, verbal noun of je.
• bivši adj. having been, past active participle of je.
• blago n. welfare, weal.
• blagoslovi v.tr. to bless.
  • blagoslovinje n. blessing
• blaži n. to make blissful, to beatify.
  • blažini adj. blissful, beatified.
  • blažinstvo n. bliss.
• bog n. god, deity.
  • Bog n. God (monotheistic).
  • bogni n. godly, divine.
  • Bogorodica n. Mother of God, Theotokos.
• brada n. beard.
• brov n. eyebrow.
• bruho n. abdomen.
• bude v.intr. will be, future tense of je
• budejte v.intr. see je.

• C •

• cerkva n. church.
• cicka n. nipple.

• Č •

• čas n. time; hour.
• čajka n. gull, seagull.
• čej pron. whose; whose (relative). Ex. Čej dom je to “Whose house is that?” Bil kral, čej ruka bil mali, “There was a king whose hand was small.”
• čeljust n. jaw.
• čelo n. forehead.
• čest n. part, piece.
• čestica n. particle.
• či part. introduces a yes-no question. conj. whether, if, ex. Či te je moj drug? Ex. “Are you my friend?”. Me ne zna, či me je pravi, “I don’t know if I’m right.” Me hte jede, či te bi jede, “I will eat if you would.” Me hte jede, či te bi jede či ne, “I will eat whether you do or not”.
• človek n. person.
• čto pron. what.

• D •

• da v.tr. to give.
• den n. day.
• dete n. child, kid.
• detel n. woodpecker.
• deva n. girl.
• devec n virgin (regardless of gender).
• devica n. maiden, female virgin.
• diha v.tr. to breathe.
• dla prep. for, for …’s sake.
• dlan n. palm; hand.
• dnes adv. today.
• dolina n. valley.
• dom n. house, home.
• drevo n. tree.
• drug n. friend.
• duh n. spirit, ghost.

• DŽ •

• E •

• F •

• fazan n. pheasant.
• flamingo n. flamingo.

• G •

• gad n. reptile.
• glava n. head.
• glezen n. ankle.
• go pron. his, her, their (singular); his, hers, theirs (singular).
• golen n. shin.
• golub n. pigeon, dove.
  • golubji adj. pigeon’s, dove’s, columbine.
• gora n. mountain; top.
• gospod adj. lord, sir, sire.
• greh n. sin.
  • grehi v.intr. to sin.
  • grehnik n. sinner.
• grud n. chest (anatomy).
• guba n. lip.
• gus n. goose.
  • gusji n. related to geese.

• H •

• hodi v.intr. to go; to walk.
• holm n. hill.
• hrebet n. back (anatomy).
• hte part. introduces a future verb, ex. Me hte kaza k on, “I will tell him.”
• hvost n. tail.

• I •

• i conj. and.
• ibo conj. because, as, since, for.
• igra v.tr. to play. n. play, game.
• iguana n. iguana.
• ime n. name; noun.
• indik n. turkey.
• Isus n. Jesus.
• iz prep. from, out of.
• izgna v.tr. to exile, to banish, to expel.
• izgnanec n. exile, banished person.
• izgnanstvo n. exile, banishment.
• izgnanje n. exile, bansihment.

• J •

• jaščer n. lizard.
• je v.intr to be (conjugated as verbal noun: bitje, past: bil, future: bude, imperative: budejte, present active participle: suči, past active participle: bivši).
• jede v.tr to eat.
• jego pron. he, she, it; his, her, its; his, hers, its.
• ječa v.intr to groan, to moan, to wail.
• jih pron. their (plural); theirs (plural).

• K •

• k prep. form of ko used before or after a vowel when the following word does not start with k or g, ex. Prosim, dajte to k me, “Pleas give that to me.”
• kakadu n. cockatoo.
• kako bi conj. as if.
• kako adv. how, as, like.
• kanarik n. canary, canary bird.
• Kanariski Ostrovi n. Canaries, Canary Islands.
• katolik n. Catholic.
  • katolikski adj. Catholic.
• kaza v.tr. to tell, to say.
• kljun n. beak, bill.
• ko prep. to, towards. See k
  • ko gora (ot …) prep. up …, to the top of …. Ex. Me hodil ko gora ot holm, “ I went to the top of the hill.”
• koj pron. which, ex. Koj je tvoj zodiakni znak? “What (which) is your zodiac sign?” Naš Otec, koj je v nebi, “Our Father who art in the heavens”.
• koleno n. knee.
• kolibri n. hummingbird.
• kolk n. hip.
• kora n. bark, treebark.
• koren n. root.
• kot n. cat.
  • kotji n. cat’s, feline.
• koža n. skin.
• kral n. king.
• kralica n. queen.
• kralovstvo n. kingdom.
• krasni adj. beautiful, pretty.
• krilo n. wing.
• križ n. cross.
• krokodil n. crocodile.
• kvet n. flower.

• L •

• labud n. swan.
• laj interj. bark.
• laja v.intr. to bark.
• lakot n. elbow.
• lanica n. cheek.
• lastovica n. swallow (bird).
• ledje n. loins, small of the back.
• lice n. face
  • licovi adj. facial.
  • licni adj. personal.
  • licnost n. personality.
• litka n. calf (of the leg).
• luska n. scale (animal skin covering).

• M •

• mali adj, small, little.
• mama n. mom, mommy, mama, mum.
• Marija n. Mary.
• materica n. womb, uterus.
• matka n. mother.
• me pron. I, me.
• medžu prep. between, among, amongst, amid.
• mertvec n. dead person.
• menje adv. less, ex. menje krasni, “less pretty”.
• mertvi adj. dead.
• mesec n. moon.
• miloserdje n. compassion, kindness, mercy.
  • miloserdni adj. compassionate, kind, merciful.
• milost n. grace, favor, favour.
  • milostovi adj. gracious, graceful, dispensing grace.
• mlovi v.tr. to speak.
• moc n. power.
• moj pron. my; mine.
• moli se v.intr. to pray.
  • molinje n. praying.
• molitva n. prayer.
• može v.intr. can, be able.
  • možlivi adj. possible.
  • možni adj. powerful, mighty, able.
  • možuči adj. powerful, mighty.
• muž n. man.

• N •

• na prep. on, onto, upon.
• nabogni adj. pious, devote.
• nadeja se v.intr. to hope.
• nadeja n. hope.
• naj- pref. most, -est, ex. naj-krasni, “prettiest”.
• najmenje adv. least, ex. najmenje krasni, “least pretty”.
• nas pron. us, we.
• naš pron. our; ours.
• nebo n. sky, heaven.
• nehaj part. may …, let …, introduces a subjunctive statement, ex. Nehaj tvoj kralovstvo prijde, “May your kingdom come.”
• noga n. leg, foot.
• nos n. nose.
• nosdra n. nostril.

• O •

• obrati se v.intr. to turn, to turn oneself.
• obrati v.tr. to turn.
• oče n. dad, daddy, papa.
• oko n. eye.
• okolje n. environment.
• on pron. he, she, they (singular), him, her, them (singular).
• ono pron. it.
• oni pron. they (plural), them (plural).
• opet adv. again.
• oplaka v.tr. to mourn, to grieve.
• orel n. eagle.
• ostrov n. island.
• ot prep. of, from, away from, since; by (in passive sentence).
• otec n. father.
• otpusti v.tr. to forgive.
  • otpustinje, forgiveness
• ov adj. this. prn this; this one, this person. See to
• ovaki adj. this kind of, this type of, this sort of.
• ovako adv. this way, thus, so.
• ovoc n. fruit.
• ovoliko adj. this much.

• P •

• pancir n. shell of an arthropod or tortoise/turtle.
• papagaj n. parrot.
  • papagaji adj. parrot’s, parroty.
• pav n. peafowl.
• pazuha n. bosom.
• pazur n. talon, claw.
• pega n. freckle, mole, birthmark.
• peklo n. hell.
• pelikan n. pelican.
• pelni adj. full.
• pen n. trunk, tree trunk.
• pero n. feather.
• pers n. breast.
• peta n. heel.
• peva v.tr. to sing
• pingvin n. penguin.
• plod n. fruit; fetus.
• plot n. body, flesh.
• podbradok n. chin.
• podpazuha n. armpit.
• podrame n. forearm.
• pogrebe v.tr. to bury, to entomb, to inter.
  • pogrebenje n. burial, funeral.
• pokusi v.tr. to tempt.
  • pokusinje temptation.
• pol n. sex, gender.
  • polovi adj. sexual.
  • polovi organi n. genitals, genitalia.
• posle prep. after. adv. afterwards, thereafter.
• poče v.tr. to begin, to conceive.
• pravi adj. correct, right.
• prepona n. groin.
• prijde v.intr. to come.
• primlovi v.intr to intercede.
  • primlovnik n. intercessor.
• psa n. dog.
  • psovi adj. dog’s, canin.
• ptica n. birds
• pupok n. navel.

• R •

• radi adj. glad.
  • radost adj. gladness.
  • radova v.tr. gladden, please, make happy
  • radova se v.tr. rejoice, be glad, be happy.
• rame n. shoulder.
• razpe v.tr. to stretch, to unfasten.
  • razpe na križ v.tr. to crucify.
• resa n. eyelash.
• rilo n. snout.
• rodi v.tr. to birth, to give birth.
  • rodinje n. birth.
• rodica n. genetrix, birth giver.
• ruka n. arm, hand.

• S •

• s prep. form of so used before or after a vowel when the following word does not start with s or z.
• sde adv. here.
• se n. myself, yourself, himself, herself, themself, reflexive pronoun.
• sečas adv. now, at this time.
• segda adv. now.
• shodi v.intr. to go down, to descend.
• sija v.intr. to shine.
• sin n. son.
• sinje n. blue.
• sladki adj. sweet.
  • sladkost n. sweetness.
• slava n. glory.
• sleza n. tear (from an eye).
• slonce n. sun, the Sun.
• slovan n. Slav.
  • slovanski adj. Slavic
• slovo n. word.
  • slovnik n. dictionary.
• slovo n. word.
• smeh n. laughter.
• smeja se v.intr. to laugh.
• smert n. death.
• so prep. with, along with; by, by means of. See s
• sokol n. falcon.
• sova n. owl.
• spasi v.tr. to save, to rescue.
  • spasitel n. savior, saviour.
• stopa n. foot.
• sudi v.tr. to judge.
• suči adj. being, present, current, present active participle of je; n. being, being thing.
• svet n. world.
• sveti adj. holy.
  • svetec n. saint.
  • Sveti Duh n. Holy Spirit, Holy Ghost.
• sveti v.tr. to hallow, to sanctify, to hallow.
  • svetinje n. hallowing, sanctification, consecration.
  • svetini adj. hallowed, sacred.
• svoj pron. my own, your own, his own, her own, its own.

• Š •

• šija n. neck.
• štraus n. ostrich.

• T •

• taki adj. that kind of, that type of, that sort of.
• tako adv. like that, thus, so.
• tako, kako conj. as if, thus as.
• talija n. waist.
• tancova v.tr. to dance.
• telo n. body.
• tam adv. there.
• te pron. you (singular), thou.
• to adj. that; this. pron. that; this; that one, that person; this one, this person.
• togda adv. then, at that time.
• toliko adv. that much.
• tvoj pron. your (singular), thy; yours (singular), thine.

• U •

• umre v.intr. to die, to pass away.
• utro n. morning

• V •

• v prep. form of vo used before or after a vowel when the following word does not start with v or f.
• vas pron. you (plural), y’all.
• vaš pron. yours (plural), y’all’s.
• v prep. in, within, into.
• vece adv. more, -er, vece krasni “prettier”, Te vece zna “You know nmore”.
• vek n. age, era, epoch.
• vera n. belief.
• veri v.tr. to believe.
• vera n. belief, faith.
• vetve n. branch.
• večni adj. eternal.
  • večnost n. eternity.
• vita v.tr. to welcome, to greet.
• vitaj interj. welcome, hello.
• vo prep. in, within, inside of; into. See v
• voda n. water.
  • vodni adj. aquatic.
• vodi v.tr. to guide, to lead.
• vodu n. Vodou, voodoo.
• vozdiha v.tr. to sigh.
• vozhodi v.intr. to go up, to ascend.
• vozkresa v.tr. to resurrect.
• vrabec n. sparrow.
• vrana n. crow
• vsakodenni adv. daily, every day.
• vsakodenno adv. daily, every day.
• vse pron. all, everything.
• vsemožeči adj. all-mighty, omnipotent.
• vsečto n. everything.
• vsi n. all, everyone.

• Z •

• zato adv. therefore, because of that.
• zato že conj. because, inasmuch as.
• za prep. for, for the purpose of.
• zadnica n. buttock.
• zajme n. pronoun.
• zapestje n. wrist.
• zavtra adv. tomorrow.
• zdrav intj. hello, hi.
  • zdravi adj. healthy.
• zdravje n. health.
• zemja n. earth, land.
  • zemni adj. terrestrial.
• zlo n. evil, badness.
  • zli adj. evil, bad.
• zmeja n. snake.
• zna v.tr. to know.
  • znanje n. knowledge,
• znak n. sign, mark, token, signal.
• zodiak n. zodiac.
  • zodiakni adj. zodiacal, zodiac.
• zov n. calling, call.
• zva v.tr. to call, to name.
• zver n. animal, beast.

• Ž •

• želv n. turtle, tortoise.
• žena n. woman.
• žerav n. crane.
• žive v.intr. to live.
• živec n. living person.
• živi adj. alive, live.
• život n. life.
• žuža v.intr. to buzz, to hum.