lijek

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Serbo-Croatian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lěkъ, borrowed from Gothic 𐌻𐌴𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍃 (lēkeis, physician).[1] Compare Old Norse læknir, Old High German lahhi, Danish læge.

Noun

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lijȇk m (Cyrillic spelling лије̑к)

  1. medicine, cure

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Petar Skok, Etimologijski rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika, Z., 1971, v. 2, p. 296: Obično se uzimlje da je praslavenska riječ posuđena iz gotske radne imenice lekeis

Further reading

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