C2 — proficientculture40 words
Literary & archaic lexis
| Serbian | Meaning |
|---|---|
| čȅdo | a child (poetic; the ordinary word is dete) |
| zbȏr | a gathering, an assembly (of citizens; bookish); a choir (in Serbia usually hor) |
| vȁskolik | entire, whole (elevated; the ordinary words are čitav, sav) |
| nebèsa | the heavens (the plural of nebo) |
| vȉtēz | a knight |
| drȇvnī | ancient (literary) |
| bèsmrtan | immortal (from smrt, death) |
| sudbìna | fate, destiny |
| junáštvo | heroism, valour (from junak, a hero) |
| čȃst | honour (feminine); a treat (as in ‘it’s my treat’) |
| závet | a vow, a covenant |
| klȇtva | a curse (a wish for harm; a swear word is psovka) |
| blȁgoslōv | blessing |
| gospòdār | a lord, a master (literary or historical) |
| slúga | a servant (masculine despite the -a ending) |
| dvȏr | a palace, a royal court |
| kúla | a tower (also a fortified stone house, in epic) |
| mȁč | a sword |
| štȋt | a shield (literal and figurative) |
| kȍplje | a spear |
| blȃgo | treasure; gently, mildly (adverb) |
| zòra | dawn |
| súton | dusk (literary; the ordinary word is sumrak) |
| táma | darkness (the ordinary word is mrak) |
| gòra | mountain; forest (in poetry) |
| vasióna | the universe; the cosmos (literary; the everyday word is svemir) |
| dúša | a soul; darling (a term of endearment, vocative dušo) |
| grȇh | a sin |
| mȉlōst | mercy, grace (feminine) |
| túga | sadness, sorrow |
| žȃl | regret, quiet sorrow (literary; feminine) |
| veličànstven | magnificent, majestic |
| ùzvišen | elevated, lofty (of style or feeling) |
| smȅran | humble, meek (bookish) |
| hrábar | brave |
| kȕkāvan | wretched, miserable (bookish) |
| zbog tòga | because of that, that’s why |
| sȉnōć | last night, yesterday evening |
| vȁzda | always (archaic and folk; the ordinary word is uvek) |
| nȉkada | never (the full form; speech prefers the short one) |
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