žao

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See also: zao, záo, zào, zāo, and zǎo

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žalь.[1] First attested in the 14th century.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʒâo/
  • Hyphenation: ža‧o

Adverb

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žȁo (Cyrillic spelling жа̏о)

  1. sorry
    žao mi je.I am sorry.
    žao mi te je.I feel sorry for you.
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References

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  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2021) “žȁo”, in Dubravka Ivšić Majić, Tijmen Pronk, editors, Etimološki rječnik hrvatskoga jezika (in Serbo-Croatian), volumes II: O—Ž, Zagreb: Institut za hrvatski jezik i jezikoslovlje, page 614

Further reading

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  • žao”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024