strilica

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• strèlica (Ekavian, Ijekavian)
• strjèlica (Ijekavian)

Etymology

Diminutive form of strila (“arrow”).

Noun

strilica f (Cyrillic spelling стрилица)

1. (Ikavian, Chakavian) arrow
   • late 15th century or early 16th century, Šiško Menčetić, Perenu strilicu obrati u milos:

     Perenu strilicu obrati u milos,
     ka nosiš pri licu od sunca svu svitlos;

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   • 16th century, Hanibal Lucić, Od kola:

     Svaki čas u me strilicu hita i ne počiva,
     A šaranu li tulicu nigdar ne ispražnjiva.

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   • 16th century, Mavro Vetranović, Tužba kralja Davida vrhu Absalona:

     moja ga tužica do groba slijedila,
     i onaj mu strilica srdačce probila

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