Dubrovnik
English
Proper noun
Dubrovnik
- A city and port in southern Croatia, on the Adriatic Sea.
- 2016, Ian McEwan, Nutshell, Vintage, pages 56-57:
- ‘A week later he took me to Dubrovnik. We didn’t even have a balcony. They say it’s a beautiful city.’
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Synonyms
- Ragusa (historic name)
Derived terms
- Dubrovnikan
Translations
Croatian port-city
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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Dùbrōvnīk.
Proper noun
Dubrovnik
- Dubrovnik (a city in Croatia)
- Synonym: (historical) Ragusa
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *dǫ̑bъ (“oak”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dǔbroːʋniːk/
- Hyphenation: Du‧brov‧nik
Proper noun
Dùbrōvnīk m (Cyrillic spelling Ду̀бро̄внӣк)
- Dubrovnik (a city in Croatia)
Declension
Declension of Dubrovnik
singular | |
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nominative | Dùbrōvnīk |
genitive | Dubrovnika |
dative | Dubrovniku |
accusative | Dubrovnik |
vocative | Dùbrōvnīče |
locative | Dubrovniku |
instrumental | Dubrovnikom |
Spanish
Proper noun
Dubrovnik ?
- Dubrovnik (a city in Croatia)