Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *krъvavъ.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kr̂ʋaʋ/
  • Hyphenation: kr‧vav

Adjective

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kȑvav (Cyrillic spelling кр̏вав, definite kȑvavī, comparative krvaviji)

  1. bloody
  2. rare (of meat)
  3. difficult, painful (of life, work, etc.)
  4. (figuratively) biting, cutting
  5. blood red
  6. (colloquial) great, terrific

Declension

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References

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