ђаво
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ђа̏во̄ m (Latin spelling đȁvō)
- devil
- Synonyms: вра̑г; (Bosnia) ше́јта̄н; (Croatia) Сото̀на; (Serbia) Сата̀на
- Запаливши цигарету, ђаво ми је вратио упаљач. ― Having lit the cigarette, the devil returned the lighter to me.
- 1989, Ђорђе Балашевић (lyrics and music), “Ћалетова Песма”, in Ђорђе Балашевић (lyrics), Три послератна друга[1], performed by Đorđe Balašević, Нови Сад: Југотон:
- Под њиме ђаво дрема
Снева и извољева, ђаво ми је крив- The devil is dozing under him
He dreams and chooses, the devil is to blame
- The devil is dozing under him
Declension
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- Serbo-Croatian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Serbo-Croatian terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʷelH-
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- Serbo-Croatian nouns
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