Serbian words starting with A

• aand (in contrast), whereas; but (a mild contrast)
• a da newithout (doing: Otišao je a da nije rekao ni reč)
• a kamolilet alone (after a negative)
• a.d.a joint-stock company (akcionarsko društvo)
• abecédaalphabet; rudiments
• Àda CigànlijaAda Ciganlija (Belgrade’s river island and beach; Ada for short)
• adeta custom (regional)
• admiralan admiral
• adrèsaaddress
• adresiratito address a letter; (calque) to address a problem
• advòkāta lawyer, solicitor; attorney (American)
• aeròdromairport
• ÀfrikaAfrica
• agaan aga, an Ottoman lord
• agèncijaagency
• agèncija za nèkretninean estate agency, an estate agent’s
• ahaI see (aha)
• Ahìlova pétaan Achilles’ heel (bookish)
• ȁjdecome on; let’s go; all right (giving in; colloquial; winding up…
• ajmeoh dear!, oh no! (grief, alarm)
• ajmolet’s go, come on (colloquial)
• àjvārajvar (a roasted red pepper relish)
• akademijaan academy
• akademskiacademic (osnovne akademske studije, bachelor’s studies)
• akauntan account (colloquial; neutral nalog)
• àkcenataccent, stress (Serbian has a pitch accent with four types)
• akcenatskiaccentual
• àkcijaspecial offer; promotion (in a shop)
• ȁkoif
• àko Bȏg daGod willing (of the future, said even by non-believers)
• akontácijaa payment on account (of tax or pay)
• ȁktan official document, an act (of an authority; in office talk, any…
• aktivanactive
• aktivnostan activity (a pastime, an event, a task; feminine)
• ȁktuēlancurrent, topical
• akumùlātorcar battery
• ȁkuzatīvthe accusative
• akvárijumaquarium
• alahow…! (ala je lepo! “how lovely!”, colloquial)
• àlāttools, a tool
• àlbūmalbum
• alegòrijaan allegory
• alergičanallergic (to: na + Acc.)
• alèrgijaallergy
• ȁlibut
• alohello? (colloquial, on the phone)
• Alpithe Alps (plural)
• àlūzijaan allusion, a hint (to something: na + Acc.)
• amàjlijaan amulet, a charm
• ambasádaan embassy
• ambàsādoran ambassador
• ambulantaan outpatient clinic, a first-aid post
• američkiAmerican
• AmèrikaAmerica
• AmerikanacAmerican (man)
• AmerikankaAmerican (woman)
• amidžaan uncle on the father’s side (Bosnian; Serbian stric)
• anaforaanaphora: reference back (grammar term); repetition at the start of…
• analízatest, analysis
• anàliza kȑviblood test
• analiziratito analyse (both aspects)
• analògijaan analogy (with: sa + Instr.)
• anamnézaa medical history, a case history (as told by the patient)
• ȁnanaspineapple
• ÁndrićAndrić (Ivo Andrić, the writer; Nobel Prize in Literature 1961, naš…
• ȃnđeoan angel
• anegdòtaan anecdote (a true story from life; a joke is vic)
• aneksan annex, an amendment (to a contract)
• anestèzijaanaesthesia
• ankètasurvey, poll; questionnaire
• anksióznostanxiety (clinical term; ‘I’m worried’ is zabrinut sam)
• antibiòtikantibiotic
• antidotan antidote
• antiratnianti-war
• antitezaantithesis
• antivírusantivirus (software)
• antropològijaanthropology
• aoristthe aorist (grammar term: a simple past tense)
• aparatan appliance, a device
• apàrtmāna holiday flat, an apartment (to rent); a suite (in a hotel)
• apćihaatishoo, achoo
• apdejtan update (colloquial)
• apdejtovatito update (colloquial)
• aplaudiratito applaud (imperfective)
• àplauzapplause
• aplicíratito apply for (colloquial calque of English apply; standard…
• aplikácijaan app, application (software)
• aploudovatito upload (colloquial)
• apòstilan apostille, an international certification (a stamp on a document)
• apotékapharmacy
• apotèkāra pharmacist; chemist (in a pharmacy)
• apozicijaan apposition (grammar: a second name for the same thing, Beograd…
• APRthe Business Registers Agency (Agencija za privredne registre)
• àprilApril
• apsolutanabsolute
• apsolutnoabsolutely
• apsòlventa student with only exams left, a final-year student
• àpstraktan abstract (of a scholarly paper; sažetak is wider)
• apstraktanabstract
• AranđelovdanSt Michael the Archangel’s Day (21 November)
• argùmentan argument (a reason in support; a quarrel is svađa)
• argumentácijareasoning, argumentation (a line of reasoning built step by step)
• arheològijaarchaeology (spelled with h in Serbian)
• arhìtektaarchitect
• arhitektúraarchitecture (of a system; also of buildings)
• àrhivaan archive (a body of documents)
• àrhīvskā grȁđaarchival material, archive records
• arijaan aria
• artikalan item for sale (not an article in a paper: članak)
• artistaa circus or variety performer (not an actor)
• aščinicaa cookhouse, a simple eatery
• asfaltasphalt
• asìstentteaching assistant
• ašova spade
• àspektan aspect (everyday: strana, ugao gledanja)
• atèistaatheist (masculine noun despite -a ending)
• ateljean artist’s studio
• atmosféraatmosphere
• àtōman atom
• atribucijaattribution (crediting an idea to its author)
• auow! (pain); wow! (delight, colloquial)
• auditorijuman auditorium; an audience
• àuspuhan exhaust pipe, an exhaust, a silencer
• autoa car
• auto-mehaničara car mechanic
• auto-puta motorway (so in the Pravopis; often written autoput)
• auto-školaa driving school
• autobiografijaan autobiography
• autóbusbus
• autòbuskā stȁnicabus station
• autogolan own goal
• autokefalnostautocephaly (a church’s self-government)
• autòmāta vending machine; a slot machine; an automatic rifle
• automatska sekretaricaan answering machine
• automòbīla car, an automobile
• autoportreta self-portrait
• àutopūta motorway (the Pravopis writes auto-put)
• àutorauthor
• autorìtētauthority (standing; also an authority in a field)
• àutorskī honòrāran author’s fee, copyright fee (for texts, design, code)
• autsorsingoutsourcing
• av-avwoof
• ÀvalaAvala (the hill outside Belgrade with its TV tower)
• àvansan advance payment, a deposit (a down payment)
• àvgustAugust
• avio-kartaa plane ticket
• avìōnplane
• àvlijaa yard, a courtyard (colloquial, folksy; neutral: dvorište)
• àzbukaalphabet (based on the Cyrillic script)
• ȂzijaAsia
• àzīlasylum; a shelter (for stray animals)
• àzil za živòtinjeanimal shelter
• ažuríratito update