donji
Serbo-Croatian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dolьnъ. Cognates include Czech dolní.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]dȏnjī (Cyrillic spelling до̑њӣ)
Usage notes
[edit]donji and gornji are often used in the names of twin settlements, one on the mountain, one in the valley, e.g. Donji Lapac and Gornji Lapac, or one eastern the other western, e.g. Donji Humac and Gornji Humac.
Declension
[edit]Declension of donji
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | donji | donja | donje | |
| genitive | donjeg(a) | donje | donjeg(a) | |
| dative | donjem(u) | donjoj | donjem(u) | |
| accusative | inanimate animate |
donji donjeg(a) |
donju | donje |
| vocative | donji | donja | donje | |
| locative | donjem(u) | donjoj | donjem(u) | |
| instrumental | donjim | donjom | donjim | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | donji | donje | donja | |
| genitive | donjih | donjih | donjih | |
| dative | donjim(a) | donjim(a) | donjim(a) | |
| accusative | donje | donje | donja | |
| vocative | donji | donje | donja | |
| locative | donjim(a) | donjim(a) | donjim(a) | |
| instrumental | donjim(a) | donjim(a) | donjim(a) | |
Further reading
[edit]- “donji”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024