čedo

See also: cedo

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čędo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃêdo/

Noun

čȅdo n (Cyrillic spelling че̏до)

1. child (one’s son or daughter)

Declension

Declension of čedo

	singular	plural
nominative	čedo	čeda
genitive	čeda	čȇdā
dative	čedu	čedima
accusative	čedo	čeda
vocative	čedo	čeda
locative	čedu	čedima
instrumental	čedom	čedima

Further reading

• “čedo”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Etymology 2

From četnik (English: chetnik; Serbian royalist troop), in turn from četa (military unit). Reinforced by a Čedo, a common nickname for Čedomir, a stereotypically Serbian first name.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃěːdo/

Noun

čédo m (Cyrillic spelling че́до)

1. (derogatory, Croatia) a chetnik
2. (by expansion, derogatory, Croatia) an ethnic Serb (especially from rural mountainous Croatia)
3. (by expansion, politics, Croatia) Serbian ultranationalist

Declension

Declension of čedo

	singular	plural
nominative	čedo	čede
genitive	čede	čȇdā
dative	čedi	čedama
accusative	čedu	čede
vocative	čedo	čede
locative	čedi	čedama
instrumental	čedom	čedama

Further reading

• “čedo”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025