rđa

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rъďa, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ř̩d͡ʑa/

Noun

r̀đa f (Cyrillic spelling р̀ђа)

1. rust
2. (figurative) misery, misfortune, trouble, torment

   Synonyms: mȕka, nèvolja, béda, zlȍ

3. (regional) a bad person, good-for-nothing, scoundrel

Declension

Declension of rđa

	singular	plural
nominative	rđa	rđe
genitive	rđe	rđa
dative	rđi	rđama
accusative	rđu	rđe
vocative	rđo	rđe
locative	rđi	rđama
instrumental	rđom	rđama

Descendants

• → Albanian: rrgjë — Borgo Erizzo

References

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