hiljada
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek χιλιάς (khiliás).
Noun
hȉljada f (Cyrillic spelling хи̏љада)
Declension
Declension of hiljada
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hiljada | hiljade |
| genitive | hiljade | hiljada |
| dative | hiljadi | hiljadama |
| accusative | hiljadu | hiljade |
| vocative | hiljado | hiljade |
| locative | hiljadi | hiljadama |
| instrumental | hiljadom | hiljadama |
Usage notes
This Greek loanword is used chiefly in Bosnian and Serbian. Modern standard Croatian prefers the native Slavic term tìsuća, and hiljada is only used as stylistically marked in the language of literature or sometimes in informal speech.
Synonyms
- tìsuća (Croatian)
Quotations
- For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:hiljada.
This article is issued from
Wiktionary.
The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike.
Additional terms may apply for the media files.