zvjezdoznanstvo

Serbo-Croatian

FWOTD – 18 November 2018

Etymology

Coined by Antun Mažuranić and Josip Užarević in their 1842 Němačko-ilirski slovar. Combining form derivative of zvijézda (“star”) +‎ -znanstvo (“science, -ology”) from znȃn +‎ -stvo (abstract noun forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zʋjezdoznǎːnstʋo/
• Hyphenation: zvje‧zdoz‧nan‧stvo

Noun

zvjezdoznánstvo n (Cyrillic spelling звјездозна́нство)

1. (Croatia, uncountable) astronomy
   • 1955, Emprenta "Dorrego", Hrvatska revija

     Pod utjecajem svog ujaka vlč. Miličevića, koji je zvjezdoznastvo studirao u Beču i u svojoj ermitaži u Blacama na Braču bio podigao mali astronomski opservatorij, prateći najnoviju znanstvenu literaturu, Uvanović se uspješno bavio naukom, […]

     Under the influence of his uncle, the Rev. Miličević, who had studied astronomy in Vienna and built a small astronomical observatory in his hermitage in Blacama upon Brač, following the newest scientific literature, Uvanović successfully engaged himself in science […]

   • 2006, Tomislav Ladan, Etymologicon:

     Samo se po sebi razumije da je dotični franc. croissant i potvrđeni nazivak u zvjezdoznastvu, zemljopisu i povrtlarstvu.

     It is understood of itself that the French croissant in question is also an attested term in astronomy, geography, and vegetable farming.

   Synonym: astronòmija

Declension

Declension of zvjezdoznanstvo

	singular	plural
nominative	zvjezdoznanstvo	—
genitive	zvjezdoznanstva	—
dative	zvjezdoznanstvu	—
accusative	zvjezdoznanstvo	—
vocative	zvjezdoznanstvo	—
locative	zvjezdoznanstvu	—
instrumental	zvjezdoznanstvom	—