desni

See also: děsní

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dęsna, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *déntsnāˀ, from *dantís, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dêːsni/
• Hyphenation: des‧ni

Noun

dȇsni f (Cyrillic spelling де̑сни)

1. (plural only) gums

Declension

Declension of desni

	plural
nominative	desni
genitive	desni / desniju
dative	desnima
accusative	desni
vocative	desni
locative	desnima
instrumental	desnima

Further reading

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

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *desnъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *déśinas, from Proto-Indo-European *déḱsinos, from *deḱs-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /děsniː/
• Hyphenation: des‧ni

Adjective

dèsnī (Cyrillic spelling дѐснӣ)

1. right
2. right-wing

Declension

Declension of desni

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		desni	desna	desno
genitive		desnog(a)	desne	desnog(a)
dative		desnom(u/e)	desnoj	desnom(u/e)
accusative	inanimate animate	desni desnog(a)	desnu	desno
vocative		desni	desna	desno
locative		desnom(e/u)	desnoj	desnom(e/u)
instrumental		desnim	desnom	desnim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		desni	desne	desna
genitive		desnih	desnih	desnih
dative		desnim(a)	desnim(a)	desnim(a)
accusative		desne	desne	desna
vocative		desni	desne	desna
locative		desnim(a)	desnim(a)	desnim(a)
instrumental		desnim(a)	desnim(a)	desnim(a)

Further reading

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