sirotan

sirotan

See also: ŝirotan

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

sirot +‎ -an

Noun

siròtān m

1. orphan
2. (figuratively) the one who isn't capable of anything, which knows nothing, or is of low possibilities
3. a pathetic, miserable or poor person

Quotations

• 1920/1921, A. B. Šimić, Sunce siromaha:

  Kroz siromaštvo samo sja crvenim žarom
  

  - to jedino sunce sirotana -
  

  bol nebrojenih vječno svježih rana
  

Synonyms

• (orphan): sìroče