srbenda

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Sȑb- (“Serb”) +‎ -enda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sř̩beːnda/

• Audio (Central Serbia):

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Noun

sr̀bēnda f or m (Cyrillic spelling ср̀бе̄нда)

1. (derogatory, familiar) Serb

Usage notes

• The word has connotations of primitivism and chauvinism, but also (in Serbia) of masculinity and can thus be used both positively and negatively

Related terms

• srbòvati (“to express Serbian national sentiment”)

See also

• čȅtnīk, čédo
• Vlȁh