leđa
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *lęďa, *lędvьje.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lěːd͡ʑa/
- Hyphenation: le‧đa
Noun
léđa n pl (Cyrillic spelling ле́ђа)
- (plural only) back
- da li želiš utrljati malo losiona na moja leđa? ― do you want to rub some lotion on my back?
- bole me leđa ― my back hurts
- lezi s rukama iza leđa! ― lie down with your hands behind your back!
- lezi na leđa ― lie on your back
- idiomatic and figurative meanings
- okrenuti nekome leđa ― to turn one's back on somebody
- raditi iza nečijih leđa ― to work behind somebody's back
- podmetnuti leđa ― to shoulder, take on
- čuvati nečija leđa ― to watch somebody's back
Declension
Declension of leđa
| plural | |
|---|---|
| nominative | léđa |
| genitive | léđā |
| dative | leđima |
| accusative | leđa |
| vocative | leđa |
| locative | leđima |
| instrumental | leđima |
Derived terms
- lȇđnī
References
- “leđa” in Hrvatski jezični portal