bojnik
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
boj + -nik. Military sense has been coined by Croatian linguist Bogoslav Šulek.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bôːjniːk/
- Hyphenation: boj‧nik
Noun
bȏjnīk m (Cyrillic spelling бо̑јнӣк)
- (military, Croatia) major
- (archaic) warrior, soldier, duelist
Declension
Declension of bojnik
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | bȏjnīk | bȏjnīci |
| genitive | bojnika | bojnika |
| dative | bojniku | bojnicima |
| accusative | bojnika | bojnike |
| vocative | bȏjnīče | bojnici |
| locative | bojniku | bojnicima |
| instrumental | bojnikom | bojnicima |
Synonyms
- (major, Bosnian, Serbian): major
- (major, Serbian): tisućnik (obsolete)
Descendants
- Hungarian: bajnok
Quotations
- For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:bojnik.