Serbian words starting with D

• d.o.o.a limited company, Ltd (društvo s ograničenom odgovornošću)
• dathat (conjunction); (in order) to, with a personal verb form (da…
• dȁyes (also a conjunction: that, to — mislim da…, hoću da…; if — da sam…
• dȁ liwhether; do/does (at the start of a question)
• da li mògumay I, can I (the question opens with a particle)
• da ne dúžīmnot to go on about it
• da skrátīm príčuto cut a long story short
• da ti prȁvo kȃžēmto tell you the truth, to be honest (informal)
• dabogdamay God grant (in blessings and curses: Dabogda te sreća pratila!…
• dabomesure thing (colloquial, warm)
• dàdiljaa nanny, a babysitter
• dȁhbreath (u dahu, in one go)
• dȃj bȍžeGod grant it, please God (a wish)
• dakakonaturally, needless to say
• dȁklēso (drawing a conclusion); thus, therefore
• dalekfar or distant (adj.; dalji, further)
• dalèkofar
• dalekovoda power line
• daljefurther, farther; further on; i dalje, as before (telefon je i dalje…
• daljìnadistance (u daljini, in the distance)
• dàljīnskīa remote control, a remote
• damaa lady (dame i gospodo, ladies and gentlemen)
• dȃnday
• Dan državnostiStatehood Day (15–16 February; = Sretenje)
• Dan pobedeVictory Day (9 May; a working day)
• Dan primirjaArmistice Day (11 November; the end of the First World War)
• dànastoday
• današnjitoday’s
• danjuby day, in the daytime (as opposed to noću)
• dara gift (bookish; usually poklon)
• darèžljivgenerous
• daskaa plank (fali mu daska u glavi, he has a screw loose)
• dàska za séčēnjea chopping board, cutting board
• dȁtito give (perfective)
• dati do znanjato let someone know, to make it clear
• dȁti dòprinosto make a contribution, to contribute
• dȁti ìzjavuto give a statement, to make a statement (to the police, the press)
• dȁti ȍtkāzto quit, to hand in one’s notice; to dismiss, to sack (someone)
• dȁti pétama vȅtrato take to one’s heels (literally, to give the heels wind)
• dati zeleno svetloto give the green light
• datotékaa file, a computer file (the native word, in software; people say…
• dátumdate
• dátum rođénjadate of birth
• daunloda download (colloquial)
• daunlodovatito download (colloquial)
• dȁunloudovatito download (colloquial; usually preuzeti, skinuti)
• davatito give (imperfective of dati); (colloquial) to show (a film, a…
• dȁvljēnjedrowning
• davnolong ago
• dȅcome on; go on (coaxing, before an imperative; colloquially also gde…
• dȅ dȅthere there; easy now (soothing)
• dȅ siwhere are you? (colloquial); how’s it going?, hi (among friends)
• debagovatito debug (IT jargon)
• debataa formal debate
• dèbeofat; thick
• dècachildren (declined like žena, with a plural verb)
• dèčākboy
• dècembarDecember
• decilitardecilitre (colloquially deci, unchanging: dva deci vina)
• dečjichildren’s (also dečiji)
• dečkoa lad; a boyfriend (colloquial)
• dȅdagrandfather, grandpa
• Deda MrazGrandfather Frost (brings presents at New Year)
• dedlajna deadline (colloquial; neutral rok)
• dȅficita shortfall, a deficit (of a budget; a shortage of goods is nestašica)
• definícijaa definition (the verb ends in -isati; Croatian -irati)
• definiratito define (Croatian; Serbian definisati)
• definisatito define (both aspects)
• definitivnodefinitively, for good; (colloquial, from English) definitely
• deinstaliratito uninstall
• dejstvoan effect, an action (of a drug, a substance)
• dekagrandpa (fond); ten grams (dvadeset deka šunke)
• dèkāndean
• deklarácijaa declaration (customs, political); a product label (contents, origin)
• dekomponovani predikata decomposed predicate (izvršiti uplatu for uplatiti)
• delatito work (bookish, obsolete)
• delátnōstan activity, a line of business (what a company does)
• delegácijaa delegation
• delegiratito delegate (both aspects)
• delfina dolphin
• dȅlimičnopartially, partly
• délitito divide, to split; to share
• déliti kȃrteto deal the cards
• deljenjedivision (arithmetic)
• déljēnje ekránascreen sharing
• deloa work (of art, literature); a deed
• dȅlovatito act, to have an effect; to come across as, to seem (tired, simple)
• dèlovodnī brȏja registry number, a reference number (of an incoming document)
• demokratijademocracy
• demonstrácijedemonstrations (plural)
• dȅopart
• deobaa division, a partition (Gen. deobe)
• depònijalandfill, dump
• dȅpozītdeposit
• deprèsijadepression (clinical term; ‘I feel down’ is tužan sam)
• derbia derby
• dermatòlogdermatologist
• derta heavy care, heartache (regional)
• Dèsānka MaksímovićDesanka Maksimović (one of the most widely read Serbian poets)
• dešavati seto be going on, to be happening (imperfective of desiti se: Šta se…
• deserta dessert
• dȅsetten
• desetakabout ten, ten or so
• desetèracthe decasyllable (the ten-syllable line of Serbian epic verse)
• desetitenth
• desetinaone tenth (1/10); dozens (in the plural: desetine ljudi)
• desetkaa ten (a university mark: 10 is the best; pogoditi u desetku, to hit…
• desetogodišnjiten-year; ten-year-old
• desetoricaten (men)
• desetoroa group of ten (children, mixed company)
• dȅsitito happen, occur
• dèsiti seto happen
• dèsnīthe gums; right-hand (adjective)
• dȅsnī klȉkright click
• dȅsnoright, to the right; on the right
• detalja detail
• detaljandetailed
• détechild (Gen. deteta; plural deca)
• detèrdžentdetergent; washing powder, washing-up liquid
• DetinjciDetinjci (children’s day, the third Sunday before Christmas)
• dètīnjstvochildhood (from dete, a child)
• devedèsētninety (devedesete, the nineties)
• devedesetakninety or so
• devedesetethe nineties (plural only)
• devedesetininetieth (devedesete, the nineties)
• devèlopera software developer, a developer (in IT; more neutral: programer)
• dȅverbrother-in-law (husband’s brother)
• dȅvetnine
• devetininth
• devetkaa nine (the figure, a route number)
• devetnaestinineteenth
• devetomesečninine-month
• devízeforeign currency, foreign exchange (plural only)
• devizniforeign-currency (devizni račun, a foreign-currency account)
• dèvīznī ràčūnforeign-currency account
• devòjčicaa little girl, girl (a child)
• dèvōjkaa girl, a young woman; a girlfriend
• dèzertdessert
• dezodòransdeodorant
• dežurstvobeing on duty, being on call
• dən(dialect, Torlak) day — dan
• dićito lift up (perfective; imperfective dizati; dići nos, to get…
• dići nosto get stuck-up
• dȉći rȗke od nȅčegato give up on something, to throw in the towel
• dȉd-džejDJ
• digitalandigital
• digitalizacijadigitalisation, digitisation
• digitalizovatito digitise, to digitalise (perfective and imperfective)
• dignutito lift (perfective; = podići)
• digresijaa digression
• dijagnózadiagnosis
• dijagrama diagram
• dijàlekata dialect
• dijalektìzama dialectism
• dijàsporadiaspora (compatriots living abroad)
• dijétadiet
• dimsmoke from a fire
• dimenzijaa dimension
• dimljensmoked
• dinamikadynamics; a schedule (of work)
• dȉnārdinar
• dȉnjamelon
• dȋnstatito braise, to stew; to sweat (onions)
• diplómadiploma
• diplòmataa diplomat (masculine despite the -a ending)
• diplomàtijadiplomacy
• diplomírānjegraduation
• diplomíratito graduate
• diplomskiof a final thesis (diplomski rad, a final thesis)
• díratito touch (imperfective; Ne diraj!, don’t touch!)
• dìrektandirect (a flight, a broadcast, contact); blunt, straightforward (of a…
• dìrektora director (of a firm); a head (of a school, an institution)
• direktorkaa woman director (of a firm, a school)
• dìrljivtouching, moving
• dirnutito touch; to move (emotionally) (perfective)
• disatito breathe (dišem; imperfective)
• disciplinaa discipline (a field of study; order)
• disertácijaa dissertation (usually doctoral)
• diskriminácijadiscrimination
• diskriminísatito discriminate (against someone)
• diskusijaa discussion
• diskutovatito debate (imperfective)
• dȋvanlovely, wonderful (stronger than lep)
• diviti seto admire (+ Dat.) (imperfective)
• dȉvljā svínjawild boar
• dȉvljāčgame (hunted animals; feminine)
• dìvljēnjeadmiration (diviti se + Dat.)
• divljiwild, savage
• divljìnawilderness
• dizajnera designer
• dizajnerkaa woman designer
• dizatito raise (imperfective of dići)
• dízeldiesel
• djedgrandfather (Ijekavian; Ekavian deda)
• dlȁkahair, fur (of an animal); a hair (on the body)
• dlakavhairy
• dlg(dialect, Torlak) long — dug
• dnȇvnā sȍbaliving room
• dnevnidaily; day (dnevna soba, colloquially dnevna, a living room)
• dnȇvnī rȇdagenda (of a meeting)
• dnȇvnīknews bulletin; diary; the class register
• dnȍthe bottom (of a river, a vessel; also figuratively rock bottom)
• dȍto; until
• dȏbaan age; a time (as in at that time; neuter, indeclinable)
• dobacívatito heckle, to call out remarks (+ Dat.); to toss (a ball to someone)
• dȍbargood (opposite of loš); good (the mark 3)
• dȍbar dȃngood afternoon, good day; hello (polite, by day)
• dobàvljāčsupplier, vendor
• dobijatito get (imperfective of dobiti); to receive (regularly)
• dȍbītprofit (feminine); a gain
• dobítakwinnings
• dòbitito get, to receive; to win (a prize, a bet); to get through to, to…
• dòbiti kȏrputo be turned down (literally, to get a basket)
• dòbiti ȍtkāzto be dismissed, to be let go, to be fired, to get the sack
• dòbrowell; good; all right, OK (agreeing)
• dobro došliwelcome (the reply: Bolje vas našli)
• dȍbro jȕtrogood morning
• dȍbro vȅčegood evening
• dobròdoćiwelcome
• dobròdošliwelcome
• dobròdušangood-natured
• dobronameranwell-meaning
• dobròtvōrnā organizácijacharity, charitable organisation
• dobròvōljno osigùrānjevoluntary insurance, private insurance (on top of the compulsory)
• dočeka welcome (of guests); seeing in (the New Year)
• dòčekatito welcome (a guest), to see in (the New Year); to live to see
• dočekivatito welcome (guests), to see in (imperfective)
• dóćito come; doći do, to arrive at; to come about (Došlo je do greške)
• dóći do zàključkato come to a conclusion, to reach a conclusion (do + Gen.)
• dóći na vrémeto come on time, arrive on time
• dočitatito finish reading (perfective)
• dodataka supplement, an appendix; an addition
• dodatak diplomia diploma supplement
• dodatanadditional, extra
• dodatito add; to pass (the salt, the ball; perfective; imperfective…
• dodavatito add; to pass (imperfective of dodati)
• dodúšēadmittedly, though (concessive)
• dođávoladamn it, to hell with it
• dȏđē mi daI feel like (doing something: + da and a verb)
• dȍgađājevent
• dogòditito happen
• dogòditi seto happen, to occur (perfective; imperfective događati se)
• dȍgovōran agreement, an arrangement; a deal
• dogovorenoagreed!, it’s a deal
• dogovòriti seto agree (o + Loc., sa + Instr.), to arrange, to come to an agreement
• dogradnjaan annexe, a built-on part
• dòjēnjebreastfeeding
• dojestito finish eating (perfective)
• dȍkwhile, as long as; until (with ne)
• dȍkāzproof, evidence; a supporting document (of payment, of purchase)
• dȍkaz o kupòviniproof of purchase (receipt, card slip, statement)
• dokázatito prove
• dȍkaznī pòstupakthe taking of evidence (the evidence stage of a trial)
• doklehow far; until when (dokle ćeš čekati?); as long as (dokle god)
• dȍktordoctor
• doktòrāta doctorate, a PhD; a doctoral thesis
• doktorkaa doctor (feminine)
• doktrínaa doctrine
• dokùmentdocument
• dokumentácijadocumentation
• dokumentáracdocumentary
• dòlazakarrival
• dòlazitito come (imperfective of doći)
• doledownstairs, down (below)
• dȍle pòtpisanīthe undersigned, the signatory (naming oneself in a statement)
• dolìnavalley
• dȏmhome; an institution (dom zdravlja, a health centre; studentski dom…
• dȏm zdrȃvljaa health centre, local health centre (primary care)
• dòmāćā kàfaTurkish coffee, Turkish-style coffee
• dòmāćehomemade
• dòmāćīhomework (colloquial); a local (person); (as an adjective: home-made…
• dòmāćīhome-made (a selling point on a market stall or menu); local, domestic
• domaćicaa housewife; a hostess
• domàćinhost
• domaćínstvoa household
• dometreach, range
• domovinahomeland
• donácijadonation
• donekleto some extent, partly
• donetito bring (here); to make (a decision), to pass (a law) (perfective)
• dòneti òdlukuto make a decision, to take a decision (literally ‘to bring’)
• dòneti prèsuduto deliver a verdict, to hand down a judgement
• dòneti zàključakto draw a conclusion
• doníratito donate
• donjilower, bottom
• dȍnjī vȅšunderwear
• donošenjethe taking of a decision, the passing of a law
• donositito bring; to make (a decision) (imperfective of doneti)
• dòpadā mi seI like it
• dopadati seto appeal to, to be liked by (+ Dat.)
• dòpalo mi seI liked it
• dòpastito get into, receive, be hit by something malicious (+ genitive); to…
• dòpasti seto be liked, to appeal (to someone)
• dopiratito reach (of a sound or smell) (imperfective; perfective dopreti)
• dopisan official letter (from an office or a firm)
• dopisatito finish writing
• dopisívati seto text (each other), to correspond
• dòpisnīkcorrespondent
• dopričatito finish telling (perfective)
• doprinetito contribute (to: + Dat.; perfective; imperfective doprinositi)
• dòprinosisocial contributions, contributions (pension and health insurance)
• dȍpunaa top-up; an addition (to documents, a law)
• dopunitito add what is missing; to top up (a phone)
• dopuštatito permit, to admit (imperfective of dopustiti)
• dopùstitito allow, to permit (perfective; imperfective dopuštati)
• doraditito finish working on, to polish (perfective; imperfective dorađivati)
• dòručakbreakfast
• dòručak ùključenbreakfast included
• doručkovatito have breakfast (both aspects)
• dòručkujēmI have breakfast
• dòsadso far, up to now
• dȍsadaboredom
• dȍsādanboring; annoying (of a person)
• dosadašnjiprevious, so far (u dosadašnjem radu)
• dȍsadnoboring (it is boring); bored (I am bored)
• dòsetiti seto hit upon (an idea), to think of; to figure out
• dòsetkaa witticism, a quip
• dosètljivquick-witted (with words)
• dosijea dossier, a file (Gen. dosijea)
• Dòsitej ObrádovićDositej Obradović (the eighteenth-century Enlightenment writer)
• doskočicaa clever way out, a dodge
• dòsledanconsistent (in reasoning or conduct)
• došo(colloquial) came — došao, from doći
• dospetito get to, to reach; to fall due (perfective)
• dȍstaenough; quite a lot; quite (quite good)
• dȍstavadelivery
• dòstavitito deliver; to provide, to send in (documents; perfective…
• dostavljatito send in, to submit documents (U prilogu dostavljam…; imperfective…
• dostojanworthy (dostojan poverenja, worthy of trust)
• dòstupnoavailable
• dotičnithe … in question (officialese; often ironic in speech: dotični…
• dovestito bring someone (perfective; imperfective dovoditi; dovesti do, to…
• dovèsti u pítānjeto call into question, to cast doubt on (something: + Acc.)
• dovìđenjagoodbye
• dovìtljivresourceful, ingenious (in action, not with words)
• dovoditito bring someone along; to lead to (To dovodi do…; imperfective…
• dȍvōljansufficient, enough; sufficient (the mark 2, the lowest pass)
• dȍvōljnoenough
• dovršitito finish off, to complete
• dózadose
• dȍživljājexperience, adventure
• doznakaa sick note (doznaka za bolovanje); a remittance
• dȍzvolapermission; a permit, licence
• dozvòliteallow me, permit me
• dozvòlitito allow, to permit (opposite of zabraniti)
• dozvoljenallowed, permitted
• dòzvoljenī mȉnusan overdraft, authorised overdraft
• drDr (a title before a surname, no full stop: dr Petrović); i dr., and…
• dragdear (of a person); draže mi je, I prefer, I’d rather
• drȃgoto be glad, pleased, delighted (in copulative constructs)
• drȃgo mi jenice to meet you, pleased to meet you; I’m glad, I’m pleased
• drȁmadrama
• dramskidramatic (dramski pisac, a playwright)
• drapfawn, greyish beige (indeclinable)
• drena cornelian cherry (zdrav kao dren, fit as a fiddle)
• dresa sports kit
• drȇvnīancient (literary)
• Drínathe Drina (the river on the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina)
• drogèrijaa drugstore, a toiletries shop
• drškaa handle
• druga comrade; a (childhood) friend
• drugačijedifferently, in another way
• drugara friend, a pal
• drugárimates, pals, friends
• drugaricaa (female) friend (adults say it too: moja drugarica); a school…
• drugdeelsewhere
• drugisecond (in order); other
• Drugi svetski ratthe Second World War
• drȕgim réčimain other words
• drȕgostepenīof the second instance, appellate (of a court, a body)
• drúštvenā ìgraboard game
• drúštvene mrȅžesocial media, social networks
• drúštvenīsocietal, of society (društvene mreže, social networks)
• drúštvenī slȏja social stratum, a stratum of society
• društveno-političkisocio-political
• drúštvosociety (also an organisation); company (the people you are with)
• druželjùbivsociable, outgoing
• drúžēnjesocialising, a get-together; hanging out (with friends)
• drùžinagroup of friends
• drúžiti seto socialise, to hang out (with friends)
• drvafirewood (a plural of drvo); od drva, of wood (Gen. of drvo)
• drvećetrees (collective)
• drvenwooden
• drvljelogs, timber (collective; bacati drvlje i kamenje na nekoga, to hurl…
• dȑvotree; wood (the usual word in Serbia; plural drveta, collective…
• drvoreda tree-lined avenue, a row of trees
• dȑzakcheeky, impudent, insolent
• držatito grip, to hold on to (imperfective; držati u ruci, to hold in one’s…
• dŕžati jèzik za zùbimato keep one’s mouth shut, to hold one’s tongue
• dŕžati nȅkome fȉgeto keep one’s fingers crossed (for someone), to wish someone luck
• dŕžati predávānjeto give a lecture, to deliver a lecture
• dŕžati se dògovorato stick to the agreement, to keep one’s word (reflexive + Gen.)
• dr̀žavastate; country
• državljanina citizen of a state (by passport)
• državljánstvocitizenship
• dr̀žāvnīgovernmental, state (as in state institutions)
• dr̀žāvnī prȃznīkpublic holiday
• dŕži sehang in there; take care (when parting)
• dŕžī vòduit holds water, it stands up to scrutiny (usually negated)
• dubinadepth
• dubleta doublet: one of two standard variants
• dubokdeep
• dubòkodeep, deeply
• dùćāna shop; a small shop (colloquial, dated; neutral: prodavnica)
• dȗga debt (noun; as an adjective, long)
• dȕglong, lengthy (also of time; as a noun, a debt)
• dúgarainbow
• dugàčaklong
• dùgmea button (neuter; plural dugmad)
• dugmencea little button
• dugofor a long time
• dugogodišnjilong-standing, of many years
• dugometražni filma feature film
• dugosilaznilong falling (accent: ȃ)
• dugouzlaznilong rising (accent: á)
• dugòvānjea liability, a debt (what we owe; in accounting)
• duhspirit; ghost
• duhantobacco (Bosnian, Croatian; Serbian duvan)
• duhòvitwitty
• dȕkshoodie; sweatshirt
• Dùnavthe Danube
• dunutito give a puff, a gust
• duplidouble (colloquial: dupli espreso, dupla soba)
• dupliratito double, to duplicate
• duplotwice as (colloquial: duplo veći)
• dúšaa soul; darling (a term of endearment, vocative dušo)
• dušebrižnika do-gooder (often ironic); a spiritual adviser
• dušeka mattress
• duševanof the mind or soul, emotional (duševna bol); kind-hearted (of a…
• dùvāntobacco
• duvara wall (dated, regional; neutral zid)
• duvatito blow (of the wind)
• dȕžalong (+ Gen.)
• dužanobliged; owing (money: dužan sam ti, I owe you; Fem. dužna)
• duželonger (for a longer time)
• duženjelengthening (of a vowel)
• dužìnalength (also of a vowel)
• dúžnōsta duty, an obligation; a post (an office one holds)
• dvȃtwo (with masculine and neuter nouns; dve with feminine)
• dvádesettwenty
• dvadesetakabout twenty, twenty or so
• dvadesetinaa twentieth
• dvadesetogodišnjaka twenty-year-old
• dvánaēsttwelve
• dvaputtwice (= dva puta)
• dvetwo (with feminine nouns)
• dvoboja duel
• dvoglavdouble-headed (dvoglavi orao)
• dvogodišnjitwo-year; two-year-old
• dvojakof two kinds (dvojak odgovor)
• dvojakoin two ways
• dvojea group of two (children, a couple, mixed company; dvoje naočare, two…
• dvojezičanbilingual
• dvojitwo (with plural-only nouns: dvoji pantaloni, dvoje naočare, dvoja…
• dvojicatwo (men: dvojica prijatelja)
• dvojkaa two (the mark 2, a pass; tram or bus no. 2: idem dvojkom)
• dvokrevetandouble-bed, twin-bed (of a room)
• dvȍkrevetnā sȍbaa double room, twin room
• dvȏra palace, a royal court
• dvòrīšteyard; courtyard
• dvòsmislenōstambiguity (feminine)
• dvosobantwo-room
• dvȍsoban stȃntwo-room flat
• dvostrukdouble, twofold