гвожђе

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From obsolete гво̑зд (“nail”) +‎ -е, from Proto-Slavic *gvozdь, or the plural of this Proto-Slavic noun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʋôːʒd͡ʑe/
• Hyphenation: гвож‧ђе

Noun

гво̑жђе n (Latin spelling gvȏžđe)

1. iron

   Synonym: жѐљезо

2. fetters, chain
3. trap, snare

Declension

Declension of гвожђе

	singular
nominative	гвожђе
genitive	гвожђа
dative	гвожђу
accusative	гвожђе
vocative	гвожђе
locative	гвожђу
instrumental	гвожђем

Further reading

• “гвожђе”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024