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Serbo-Croatism

Serbo-Croatism noun: a term, phrase or idiom from Serbo-Croatian in another language.

Noun

Serbo-Croatism (plural Serbo-Croatisms)

  1. (rhetoric) A term, phrase or idiom from Serbo-Croatian in another language.
    • Now the suffix -oš- may apply to non-Hungarian words in both the NC and NSC dialects, e. g. Klinóca prahoši 'a dusty person' (from the Serbocroatism praho 'dust, ash'), or ESR ciralošis 'person who likes floury meals' (from the thematic ciral 'curd').2017, Dieter W. Halwachs, Florian Menz, Die Sprache der Roma page 330

Forms of Serbo-Croatism

pluralSerbo-Croatisms
alternative formSerbocroatism

Questions about Serbo-Croatism

What does Serbo-Croatism mean?
Serbo-Croatism means a term, phrase or idiom from Serbo-Croatian in another language.
What part of speech is Serbo-Croatism?
Serbo-Croatism is a noun.
What is the plural of Serbo-Croatism?
The plural of Serbo-Croatism is Serbo-Croatisms.

Words near Serbo-Croatism in the dictionary

  1. Serbo-Communist
  2. Serbo-Communists
  3. Serbo-Croat
  4. Serbo-Croatian
  5. Serbo-Croatians
  6. Serbo-Croatism
  7. Serbo-Croatisms
  8. Serbo-Croats
  9. Serbocentric
  10. Serbocentrism
  11. Serbocommunist

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