Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lъžujьkъ, a derivative of *lъžь (lie) (Serbo-Croatian: lȃž). The month name would thus mean "deceitful, deceptive month". First attested in the 18th century.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ǒʒujak/
  • Hyphenation: o‧žu‧jak

Noun

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òžujak m (Cyrillic spelling о̀жујак, relational adjective òžujskī)

  1. (Croatia) March
    Synonym: (Bosnia, Serbia) mȁrt
    u ožujkuin March
    osmog ožujkaon the eighth of March

Declension

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2021) “òžujak”, in Dubravka Ivšić Majić, Tijmen Pronk, editors, Etimološki rječnik hrvatskoga jezika [Etymological dictionary of the Croatian language] (in Serbo-Croatian), volumes II: O—Ž, Zagreb: Institut za hrvatski jezik i jezikoslovlje, page 96

Further reading

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