Serbian words starting with G
- gahim, it (short Acc. and Gen. of on, ono)
- gadannasty, horrible (biće gadno, it’s going to be nasty)
- gȁdōstsomething vile, a disgusting thing (feminine; strong but not a swear…
- gȁjbaa crate (of beer, juice); a pad (slang: a flat)
- gajicaGaj’s Latin alphabet (the Serbian and Croatian Latin script)
- gajiti zmiju u nedrimato nurse a viper in one’s bosom
- galèrijagallery
- gȁnccompletely (colloquial, almost only with nov: brand new)
- ganúćebeing moved, tender emotion (to tears)
- gȁnutmoved, touched (emotionally)
- garàncijaa warranty, a guarantee
- garàncija na rȃda guarantee on the work, warranty on the work
- gàrantnī lȉsta warranty card, guarantee card
- gàrantovatito guarantee, to vouch (for: za + Acc.; biaspectual)
- garážaa garage (for parking)
- garderobaa left-luggage office; a cloakroom
- garsonjérastudio flat
- gȃsgas
- gasiti seto die down, to fade (of light, a fire, the day) (imperfective…
- gasovoda gas pipeline
- gȁzdalandlord, owner; boss (colloquial: of a flat, a place, a job)
- gȁzitito tread, to trample (imperfective)
- gdȅwhere
- Gdȅ ȉmā dȉma, ȉmā i vȁtrethere’s no smoke without fire, where there’s smoke there’s fire
- gđaMrs as a title (abbreviation: gospođa)
- gđicaMiss as a title (abbreviation: gospođica)
- gȇjtgate (what people say; the board says izlaz)
- gȅl za tȕšīrānjeshower gel
- gèmištwine spritzer
- gȇna gene
- generacijaa generation
- generala general (the military rank)
- general-majora major general
- general-pukovnika colonel general
- genijalana work of genius, inspired
- genijea genius
- geogràfijageography
- gèpeka car boot (colloquial; neutral prtljažnik)
- gi(dialect, Torlak) them — ih
- gìbanicagibanica (a layered cheese pie)
- gimnazijaan academic secondary school (four years, after the eighth grade)
- ginekòloggynaecologist
- ginutito perish, to be dying (imperfective; perfective poginuti)
- gitaraa guitar
- gladhunger
- gládanhungry
- gládan kȁo vȗkhungry as a wolf, ravenous, starving
- gladòvatito go hungry, to starve
- glagola verb
- glagolskiverbal, of a verb (glagolska vremena, the verb tenses)
- glȃsa voice; a speech sound; a rumour; a vote
- glàsāčvoter
- glasački listića ballot paper
- glasačko mestoa polling station (colloquial; officially biračko mesto)
- glasanloud
- glàsatito vote (za — for, protiv — against)
- glasinaa rumour (glasine, rumours)
- glasnika herald; a gazette (Službeni glasnik, the official gazette)
- glȁsnoloudly
- glasovnivoice (glasovna poruka, a voice message)
- glávaa head (also of a family, of garlic); a chapter (of a book, a law)
- glavicaa head (of garlic, onion, cabbage)
- glȃvnā ùlogaa leading role, the main role
- glàvnīmain, principal
- glàvnī grȃdthe capital, capital city (literally main city)
- glàvnī grȃdthe capital, capital city (literally main city)
- glàvnī rázlogthe main reason, the chief reason
- glȃvnō jȅlomain course
- glavòboljaheadache
- glavu gorechin up!
- glavurdaa big head, a noggin
- glelook! (= gledaj)
- glȅdalaca viewer, a spectator (l→o in other cases)
- gledalištethe seating area, the house (in a theatre)
- glȅdāmI watch; I look
- gledanjewatching, viewing
- glȅdatito watch, to look at (to see is videti)
- glȅdati kroz pȑsteto turn a blind eye, to let something slide
- glȅdati svòja pòslato mind one’s own business
- gledištea point of view
- gledljivwatchable
- glodatito gnaw (glođem)
- glúmaacting
- glúmacactor
- glumačkiactors’ (glumačka ekipa, the cast)
- glùmicaactress
- glúmitito act (on stage, in film); to pretend
- glȗpstupid
- glupana dimwit (name-calling)
- glúpōstnonsense, stupidity (feminine; mild disapproval)
- gluvdeaf; (of night) dead (gluva noć)
- glȗv kȁo tȍpstone deaf, deaf as a post (literally ‘as a cannon’)
- gnevwrath
- gnevanwrathful (bookish)
- gnezdoa nest
- gnomskignomic (gnomski prezent, the present of proverbs, grammar term)
- gnúšānjerevulsion (stronger than gađenje, disgust)
- gonaked; bare (of a wall, branches)
- god.yr (abbreviation: godina, godine)
- gȍdinaa year; years (of age)
- gȍdina stȗdijayear of study
- gòdišnjīannual, yearly; annual leave (colloquial, as a noun)
- gòdišnjī òdmorannual leave, holiday (from work)
- gòdišnjicaanniversary
- gȍjāzanobese, fat (seriously overweight)
- gȍjāznōstobesity
- gȏla goal (in sport)
- gòlemhuge; enormous (bookish or southern; the neutral word is ogroman)
- gȍlūba pigeon, a dove
- gomilaa heap, a pile (also of people: a crowd)
- gòramountain; forest (in poetry)
- górakbitter, bitter-tasting (also of an experience)
- gorčìnabitterness (both the taste and the feeling)
- goreup, upstairs; worse (comparative of loše)
- goretito burn (imperfective; of a light: svetlo gori, the light is on)
- gòrīworse (comparative of loš and zao); it is burning (verb; from goreti)
- gȍrīvofuel
- górka kàfaunsweetened coffee
- gorkastslightly bitter
- gornjiupper (gornji sprat), the top one (of two)
- Gȍrskī vijénacThe Mountain Wreath (Njegoš’s poem, written in ijekavian)
- gorućiburning (of a question: goruće pitanje, a burning issue); on fire
- Gospodthe Lord (in prayer)
- gospodagentlemen (collective of gospodin; declines like žena, plural verb)
- gospòdāra lord, a master (literary or historical)
- gospòdinMr, mister; sir; gentleman
- gȍspođaMrs; madam; lady
- gospođicaMiss, young lady
- gȏstguest
- gostoprímstvohospitality
- gostovatito perform as a guest, to be on tour; to play away (imperfective)
- gòtovready; done, finished
- gotovìnacash (neutral)
- gòtovoalmost, hardly
- govedoa head of cattle (a cow, a bull)
- goveđibeef (adj.: goveđa supa)
- gȍvōrspeech; a speech (by a speaker); a dialect, a local variety
- gòvorīmI speak
- govòritito speak, to talk; to say (imperfective)
- gȍvōrnā figúraa figure of speech
- gòvōrnīka speaker (also of a language), an orator
- grabitito snatch up, to rake in (imperfective)
- grȃda city, a town; hail (weather; another word, grȁd)
- gradacijagradation (rising force)
- gràdića small town
- gràdilīštea building site, a construction site
- graditito build (imperfective)
- grȁdīvostudy material
- gradonáčelnīkmayor
- gràdskīurban; city (before a noun: gradski prevoz, city transport)
- gràdskī prévozpublic transport
- građanina citizen; a city dweller
- građèvinskā dòzvolabuilding permit (the document)
- gràfikonchart, graph (a picture of data; a schedule is raspored)
- graktatito caw
- grȁmgram
- gramatikagrammar
- gránaa branch (of a tree; also in version control); a branch (of science…
- grànicaborder
- grànična polìcijaborder police (who staff passport control)
- grànični prélazborder crossing (point)
- granjebranches (collective)
- grášakpeas
- gravitácijagravity
- grba coat of arms
- GrčkaGreece
- grčkiGreek
- gŕditito scold
- grȇha sin
- grȅjalicaheater
- grȅjānjeheating
- grȅjānje na dȑvawood heating, heating with firewood
- grešitito be wrong, to make a mistake (Možda grešim)
- grȅškaa mistake, an error
- grȅška u prodùkcijia bug in production
- grȉpflu
- GrkGreek (man)
- GrkinjaGreek (woman)
- grlićthe neck (of a bottle)
- gȑlitito hug, to embrace (imperfective; perfective zagrliti)
- gȑlothroat; the neck (of a bottle) (usko grlo, a bottleneck)
- gȑma bush
- grmetito thunder, to rumble (imperfective; of the weather usually grmi…
- gŕmīit’s thundering, it thunders
- grmljebushes, shrubs (collective)
- groba grave
- grȏbljecemetery
- grȏmthunder; a lightning strike (it struck a tree)
- grozanhorrible, dreadful
- grozda bunch (of grapes)
- grȏžđegrapes
- gròznicaa fever (with chills)
- grȗbrude (of a person or a tone); coarse, rough (to the touch)
- grubo rečenoroughly speaking
- grúbōstrudeness (feminine; a trait and a single act)
- grȕpagroup (a group chat; also a group of people)
- gu(dialect, Torlak) her — je, joj
- gubítakloss
- gùbitito lose (imperfective; perfective izgubiti); Gubi se!, get lost!
- GȕčaGuča (the village and its annual brass-band festival)
- gȕglatito google
- gȕlāšgoulash (thick meat stew)
- gȕmaa tyre; rubber
- guratito push (imperfective of gurnuti)
- gurnutito push, to shove (perfective)
- gȕskagoose
- gùslāra gusle player (a bard of the epic)
- gȕslethe gusle (a one-stringed bowed instrument; plural in Serbian)
- gustdense (gusta magla, thick fog)
- gȕšterlizard
- gustìnadensity (from gust, dense)
- gutatito swallow, to gulp (imperfective of progutati)
- gutljaja sip, a gulp
- gȗžvaa crush, a crowd (of people); a traffic jam (on the roads); a fuss
- gvozdenmade of iron (gvozdena vrata); unbending (gvozdena volja)
- gvȏžđeiron