C2 — proficientculture40 words
Literary & archaic lexis
| Serbian | Meaning |
|---|---|
| čȅdo | a child (poetic; neuter; the ordinary word is dete) |
| zbȏr | an assembly (archaic; also a choir) |
| vȁskolik | entire, whole (elevated; the ordinary words are čitav, sav) |
| nebèsa | the heavens (plural only, literary; the ordinary sky is nebo) |
| vȉtēz | a knight |
| drȇvnī | ancient (literary) |
| bèsmrtan | immortal (from smrt, death) |
| sudbìna | fate, destiny |
| junáštvo | heroism, valour (neuter; from junak) |
| čȃst | honour (feminine); also a treat one stands someone |
| závet | a vow, a covenant |
| klȇtva | a curse in the solemn sense (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 court or palace (a household yard is dvorište) |
| kúla | a tower; in epic, a fortified stone house |
| mȁč | a sword |
| štȋt | a shield (literal and figurative) |
| kȍplje | a spear (neuter) |
| blȃgo | treasure (neuter); also the adverb blago, gently |
| zòra | dawn |
| súton | dusk (literary; the ordinary word is sumrak) |
| táma | darkness (the ordinary word is mrak) |
| gòra | a mountain; in epic also the forest on it |
| vasióna | the universe (literary; the everyday word is svemir) |
| dúša | a soul; also a term of endearment, dušo |
| grȇh | a sin |
| mȉlōst | mercy, grace (feminine) |
| túga | sadness |
| žȃl | regret, quiet sorrow (literary; feminine) |
| veličànstven | magnificent, majestic |
| ùzvišen | elevated, lofty (of style or feeling) |
| smȅran | humble, meek (not related to smer, a direction) |
| hrábar | brave |
| kȕkāvan | wretched (literary; a coward is kukavica, which also means a cuckoo) |
| zbog tòga | because of that |
| sȉnōć | last night (one word where Russian needs two) |
| vȁzda | always (archaic; the ordinary word is uvek) |
| nȉkada | never (the full form; speech prefers the contracted nikad) |
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