Macedonian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dervo, from Proto-Indo-European *dóru.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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дрво (drvon (plural дрвја or дрва, relational adjective дрвен, diminutive дрвце, augmentative дрвиште)

  1. a tree
  2. a piece of wood
  3. arbor
  4. (slang) a very drunk person
  5. (slang) a very unskilled person (in the context of some field, e.g. mathematics)

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(tree):

Declension of дрво
singular plural
indefinite дрво (drvo) дрвја (drvja)
definite unspecified дрвото (drvoto) дрвјата (drvjata)
definite proximal дрвово (drvovo) дрвјава (drvjava)
definite distal дрвоно (drvono) дрвјана (drvjana)
vocative дрво (drvo) дрвја (drvja)

(piece of wood):

Declension of дрво
singular plural
indefinite дрво (drvo) дрва (drva)
definite unspecified дрвото (drvoto) дрвата (drvata)
definite proximal дрвово (drvovo) дрвава (drvava)
definite distal дрвоно (drvono) дрвана (drvana)
vocative дрво (drvo) дрва (drva)

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Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dervo, from Proto-Indo-European *dóru.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /dr̩̂ʋo/
  • Hyphenation: др‧во

Noun

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др̏во n (Latin spelling dȑvo, diminutive др́вце)

  1. tree
    пијан као дрвоdrunk like a tree
    седети дрво на дрвоbe dumb as a rock
  2. (material) wood
    да куцнем о дрвоknock on wood
  3. timber

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Further reading

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