pjesma
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From earlier *pěsna, by assimilation p-n > p-m from Proto-Slavic *pěsnь. The original stem has been preserved in archaic pjȅsan and pjȅsna as well as old derivations such as pjȅsnīk/pȅsnīk.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pjêsma/
- Hyphenation: pje‧sma
Noun
pjȅsma f (Cyrillic spelling пје̏сма)
- poem (literary piece written in verse)
- song
- singing
- pjesma i igra ― singing and dancing
- Neće bit' ljubljenja, Tomo. Samo pjesma. ― There won't be any kissing, Toma. Only singing. (quote from the movie Toma)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pjȅsma | pjesme |
| genitive | pjesme | pjȅsāmā |
| dative | pjesmi | pjesmama |
| accusative | pjesmu | pjesme |
| vocative | pjesmo | pjesmi |
| locative | pjesmi | pjesmama |
| instrumental | pjesmom | pjesmama |
References
- “pjesma”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026