Serbian words starting with I

• iand; as a particle, even or too (I ja to znam)
• i ȁkoeven if (= čak i ako; two words, unlike iako “although”)
• i pȍreddespite, in spite of (+ Gen.)
• i sl.and the like (abbreviation: i slično)
• i toand… at that; namely (before a list)
• i tȏ je nȅštothat’s something at least
• i-ahee-haw (a donkey)
• ȉakoalthough, even though
• ìćito go; (of things) to go: Kako ti ide?, how are things going for you?
• ići nekome na rukuto accommodate someone, to play into someone’s hands
• ìći nȅkome na žívceto get on someone’s nerves, to annoy
• ȉdē nȅkakogetting by (the usual answer to ‘how are things?’)
• idéjaidea
• ȉdēmI go, I’m going
• identìtētidentity (personal, national; also establishing who one is)
• ideològijaan ideology
• ȉdi bèstragaget lost (sharp but not obscene)
• idiotan idiot (name-calling)
• idućinext, coming (idućeg leta); while going (idući kući, on the way home)
• iglaa needle (kao na iglama, on pins and needles)
• ignorisatito ignore (perfective and imperfective)
• ìgraa game; play (the activity)
• ìgra réčīwordplay, a pun
• ìgrāčplayer
• ìgračkatoy
• ìgralīštea playground; a sports ground
• igrankaa dance party, a dance (an event)
• ìgratito play (a game); to play (a part): igrati ulogu; to dance (a folk…
• ìgrati na sȉgūrnoto play it safe
• ìgrati seto play (of children: games, toys)
• ìgrati ùloguto play a role, to play a part (on stage; also metaphorically)
• ihthem (short accusative and genitive of oni); Ih!, ugh! (annoyance…
• ijékavicaIjekavian, the Ijekavian pronunciation (ije/je for yat: lijep…
• ȉkadever
• ikadaever (the full form of ikad)
• ikakavany (kind of) at all (in questions, conditions, after a negation)
• íkavicaIkavian, the Ikavian pronunciation (i for yat: mliko, lip; some…
• ikoanyone at all (in questions, conditions, negatives)
• ìkonaicon
• ìkonicaan icon (on a screen)
• ȉlior
• imto them (short Dat. of oni)
• ȉmām ràčūnI have the receipt, I’ve got the receipt
• ȉmāte li nȅšto da prijávitedo you have anything to declare? (customs officer)
• ìmatito have (ima, there is, there are: Ima vremena)
• ìmati dèbele žívceto have nerves of steel (literally, thick nerves)
• ìmati dugàčak jèzikto have a big mouth
• ìmati prȁvoto be right; to have the right (to something: na + Acc.)
• ìmati pȕne rȗke pòslato have one’s hands full, to be snowed under (with work)
• ìmati pȕtra na glávito have something to answer for (literally ‘butter on one’s head’)
• ìmati smȉslato make sense (negated: ‘there’s no point’)
• ìmati u víduto bear in mind, to keep in mind
• ìmati ȕticājto have influence, to have an impact (on someone: na + Acc.)
• imati veze sato have to do with (Kakve to ima veze sa mnom?, what has that to do…
• ìmati zȗb na nȅkogato have it in for someone, to bear a grudge
• ȉmename
• ȉme i prȅzimefull name, first name and surname
• ime ocafather’s first name (a form field)
• imejlan email (= mejl)
• imendana name day
• imenicaa noun
• imeničkinominal (imenički stil, the noun-heavy style)
• imenovatito appoint (to a post)
• imidža public image
• imperfekatthe imperfect (grammar term: an old past tense for an ongoing action)
• ìmplantimplant
• implementácijaimplementation (of a plan, a system)
• implementíratito implement (biaspectual; in casual speech more often odraditi…
• implikácijaan implication; consequences (in the plural)
• improvizovatito improvise (both aspects)
• imunizacijaimmunisation
• ȉnāčeotherwise; by the way; normally
• inadžijaa contrary person, someone who does things out of spite
• ìnātspite, defiant stubbornness
• ìndeksstudent record book
• indiskretanindiscreet (ako nije indiskretno, if it’s not indiscreet)
• industrijaindustry
• inflácijainflation
• influenseran influencer
• influenserkaan influencer (a woman)
• informácijainformation
• informiratito inform (Croatian; Serbian informisati)
• informisatito inform (both aspects)
• ȉnfostanconsolidated utility bill
• ìnfūzijaa drip, an IV drip, an infusion
• injèkcijaan injection, a jab (colloquial)
• inostranstvoabroad, foreign countries
• ìnsektinsect (colloquially buba)
• insistíratito insist (on: na + Loc.; imperfective)
• inspekcijaan inspectorate, an inspection
• inspektoran inspector
• instalacijawiring, plumbing (the installations); installation (of software)
• instalíratito install (both aspects)
• institúcijaan institution (a concrete establishment is ustanova)
• integrácijaintegration (into a society)
• integrálnīwholemeal, wholegrain
• integrìtētintegrity (wholeness; also moral uprightness)
• inteligencijaintelligence (veštačka inteligencija, artificial intelligence); the…
• intenzivna negaintensive care
• interesinterest (a stake, a benefit: in someone’s interest)
• interesantaninteresting
• interesirati seto be interested (Croatian; Serbian interesovati se)
• interesniof interest (samoupravna interesna zajednica)
• interesòvānjeinterest
• interesovatito interest (interesuje me); interesovati se, to be interested (in, +…
• ìnterfōnintercom
• internacionalaninternational (formal)
• ȉnternetinternet
• intèrnistaan internist, a specialist in internal medicine (masculine despite…
• intèrvjūan interview; a job interview
• investícijaan investment, capital investment (often plural)
• invèstītora developer (in property); an investor
• inžènjērengineer
• ionàkōanyway; in any case (before the verb)
• ȉpāknevertheless; still (all the same); after all (in the end)
• irònijairony
• išshoo! (to birds, animals)
• iscéditito squeeze out, extract
• ìscrpljenexhausted, drained (everyday word)
• iščupatito pull out, to uproot (perfective)
• isèckatito chop
• isèliti seto move out
• iseljávānjeemigration, moving abroad
• iseljènīkemigrant, expatriate
• ishodan outcome
• ȉshrananutrition; diet (what one eats)
• iskazatito show on a document (a sum on a bill); to express (perfective)
• iskljúčitito switch off, to turn off, to cut off; to exclude (isključeno je…
• ìsključiti mikròfōnto mute the microphone, switch off the mic
• isključivatito switch off (imperfective of isključiti)
• isključivoexclusively
• iskopiratito copy (colloquial perfective of kopirati)
• iskoristitito make use of, to take (a chance; perfective of koristiti)
• ȉskrensincere, frank
• iskrenohonestly, to be honest
• ȉskreno rèčenofrankly speaking (slightly more formal)
• ȉskrenōstsincerity, honesty (feminine)
• iskrsnutito come up, to crop up (of a problem)
• ȉskūsanexperienced; seasoned (of a person)
• iskušenjetemptation; a trial
• iskusitito experience (perfective)
• iskústvoexperience
• ismèjatito ridicule, to make fun of (unkindly; perfective; imperfective…
• ismevanjeridicule
• ismévatito mock, to ridicule (imperfective)
• isp.cf. (abbreviation: isporedi)
• ìspadan outage (of a system, the power); an outburst, a scene (by a person)
• ispadatito turn out (ispada da, it turns out that; imperfective of ispasti)…
• ispastito turn out; to fall out (perfective; imperfective ispadati: Nije…
• ispećito bake (perfective of peći)
• ispírānjerinsing
• ispisa printout; withdrawal (from a school)
• ispisatito write out; to fill with writing
• ìspitexam
• ispitanika respondent, a test subject
• ispitívatito examine, to test; to question
• ìspitnī rȏkexam period
• isplakati seto have a good cry (perfective)
• ȉsplataa payout, a payment (of wages, benefits); a withdrawal (from an…
• isplátitito pay out (a salary, compensation); to be worth it (with se: it pays…
• ispočetkaall over again, from scratch
• ȉspodbelow, under (+ Gen.)
• isporeditito collate, to set side by side (bookish; abbreviated isp.)
• ȉsporukaa delivery; a supply (of goods, software)
• ispostaviti seto turn out (ispostavilo se da…, it turned out that…) (perfective)
• ispravitito correct
• ìspravnoin working order; correctly
• ȉspredin front of (place, + Gen.; before in time is pre)
• ispričatito tell (a story) (perfective of pričati)
• ispunitito fulfil (ispuniti uslove, to meet the requirements); ispuniti se…
• ispúniti òbavezuto fulfil an obligation
• ispúniti ùslovto meet a condition, to meet the requirements
• ištaanything (in questions and negatives)
• ìstaćito point out, to highlight (perfective; imperfective isticati; with…
• istèćito expire (perfective; imperfective isticati)
• istekexpiry (of a deadline): pre isteka roka, before the deadline
• ȉstīthe same; identical
• isticatito run out (of a deadline; imperfective of isteći); to emphasise…
• ȉstinatruth
• istothe same, alike; too (colloquial); Isto (in a footnote), ibid.
• ȉsto kȁothe same as, just like (same as before)
• isto takolikewise, in the same way
• istoimenof the same name
• ìstokeast
• ìstōrijahistory
• istorijskihistorical
• istòvremenosimultaneously, at the same time
• ȉstragainvestigation
• istrajanpersevering
• istražitito look into, to explore fully (perfective of istraživati)
• istražìvāčresearcher
• istražívānjeresearch; a study
• istražívatito research, to investigate; to explore
• istrčatito run out (perfective; imperfective istrčavati)
• ÌtālijaItaly
• itd.etc. (short for i tako dalje)
• itekakovery much so, and how
• ivera wood chip (Iver ne pada daleko od klade)
• Ȉver ne pȁdā dalèko od klȁdethe apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, a chip off the old block
• ȉzout of; from (a place of origin: from Serbia)
• iz čȉsta míraout of the blue, for no reason at all
• ȉzabehind (place, + Gen.; after in time is posle)
• ìzabrānī lèkāra GP, your registered GP (the doctor you are signed up with)
• izàbratito elect; to choose, to pick (perfective; imperfective birati)
• izáćito go out, to exit; to get off (a bus, a train; also izići)
• izazova challenge
• izbacivatito cut out, to strike (from a text); to throw out (imperfective…
• izbalansíranoin a balanced way
• ìzbeglicarefugee (grammatically feminine, used of either sex)
• izbeljívānjewhitening
• ìzborchoice
• ìzborielections (plural)
• ìzbornā lȉstaelectoral list
• ìzbrisatito delete (a file), to erase
• ìzdaje se na zȁhtev strȁnkeissued at the applicant’s request (the closing line of a certificate)
• izdajicaa traitor (masculine, though in -a)
• izdajnika traitor
• izdalekafrom afar; distantly (podseća izdaleka, vaguely resembles)
• izdánjean edition; an issue (of a paper, a magazine)
• ìzdatito issue (a document); to publish (a book); to let (a flat); to betray
• izdàvāčpublisher
• izdavanjeissuing a document; publishing (a book)
• izdávatito let out, to rent out (imperfective); to issue; to publish (books)
• izdržatito hold out, to endure (perfective; imperfective izdržavati)
• izdvojitito single out, to set apart (perfective; imperfective izdvajati)
• ȉzglēdlooks; appearance (of a person, a thing)
• ìzgledāit seems; apparently (usually at the start of a sentence; neutral)
• izglédatito look, appear (Izgleda da kasni, it looks like he’s late)
• izgòretito burn, to burn down; to get sunburnt
• izgovaratito pronounce (imperfective; perfective izgovoriti)
• ȉzgovōrpronunciation; an excuse
• izgovoritito pronounce (perfective; imperfective izgovarati)
• izgraditito build up, to construct (perfective)
• izgradnjaconstruction, building work (of roads, homes)
• izgùbio sam dokùmentaI’ve lost my documents, I lost my documents (said by a man)
• izgùbitito lose (an object; a game or match) (perfective; imperfective…
• izgùbiti strpljénjeto lose patience
• izićito go out (perfective; a variant of izaći: izišao = izašao)
• ȉzjavaa statement, a declaration (also a statement as opposed to a question)
• ìzjava o sàglasnostia declaration of consent, a statement of consent, written consent
• izjavitito declare (izjaviti žalbu, to lodge an appeal; perfective…
• izjavljivatito declare; to lodge an appeal or an objection (imperfective of…
• izjutraearly in the morning, from the morning on
• izlágānjea presentation, a talk; an exposition
• izlagatito exhibit; to set out (an argument) (imperfective; perfective…
• ȉzlāzan exit, a way out
• ìzlazaka night out, going out; leaving (a place); a call-out (of a repairman)
• izlazitito go out (imperfective of izaći); to date (izlaziti sa nekim)
• ìzlaznōstturnout (at an election; feminine)
• ìzletan outing, an excursion, a day trip
• izljubitito cover with kisses (perfective; izljubiti se, to kiss each other…
• izljubiti seto kiss each other hello (perfective)
• izloga shop window
• ìzložbaexhibition
• ȉzmeđubetween (+ Gen.)
• izméšatito mix
• izmislitito make up or invent (perfective; izmišljen)
• izmišljatito make up or invent (imperfective)
• ȉznadabove, over (+ Gen.)
• iznájmitito rent, to hire (a car); to rent out, to let
• iznajmljívatito rent, lease (apartment, car, etc.)
• ȉznenādaunexpectedly, without warning
• iznenaditito surprise (perfective; imperfective iznenađivati)
• iznènāđensurprised
• iznenađénjesurprise
• iznenađivatito surprise (imperfective of iznenaditi)
• iznenađujućisurprising
• iznetito bring out (of a room, a house); to set out (a view, arguments…
• ìzneti stȃvto set out one’s position, to state one’s view
• ìznosamount
• iznositito bring out (of a room, a house); to amount to (imperfective of…
• izòlīr trȁkainsulating tape
• izorganizovatito get organised, to arrange (colloquial perfective)
• izostanakan absence (from school, from work)
• izostavitito leave out, to omit (perfective; imperfective izostavljati)
• izostavljanjeleaving out, omission
• izradamaking, manufacture (izrada ključeva, key cutting; izrada izveštaja…
• izraditito make, to produce (perfective; imperfective izrađivati)
• izrađivatito make, to produce (imperfective of izraditi)
• izrazan expression
• izráziti saùčešćeto offer one’s condolences, to express condolences
• izraziti seto express oneself, to put it (perfective; imperfective izražavati…
• izrèći kȁznuto impose a penalty, to impose a sentence
• izrèndatito grate
• izučávānjethe study (of a subject, in depth)
• ìzuminvention
• izuzetakan exception (bez izuzetka, without exception)
• izuzetanexceptional
• izuzetito exempt, to make an exception of (perfective)
• izuzetnoremarkably (= very: izuzetno lepo)
• izùzēvexcept
• izuzevwith the exception of (+ Gen.; formal)
• ìzvaditito take out, draw (something from somewhere); to save (somebody from…
• izvanoutside (+ Gen.; more formal than van)
• izvanrednoextraordinarily
• ȉzveštāja report (an account of events)
• izvestanbeyond doubt (izvesno je da, it is certain that; also “a certain”…
• izveštávatito report
• izvèstito take out; to derive (a conclusion); to perform (a piece); to carry…
• izvínisorry, excuse me (informal)
• izvini na izrazuexcuse my language
• izvíniteexcuse me; sorry
• izviniti seto apologise (to: + Dat.; perfective; imperfective izvinjavati se)
• izvinjavati seto apologise (imperfective of izviniti se)
• izvinjenjean apology (molim za izvinjenje, I beg your pardon)
• izvláčēnjea draw (in a lottery)
• ȉzvodan extract; a bank statement; a certificate (of birth)
• ȉzvod iz màtičnē knjȉgea civil register extract; a birth certificate (marriage, etc.)
• izvoditito carry out (works); to lead out; to perform (imperfective…
• izvodljivfeasible, doable
• izvòđāča contractor; a performer (of music, a role)
• izvođenjeexecution (of works); a performance (of music, a play)
• izvolihere you are; go ahead (to ti; to vi, izvolite)
• izvólitehere you are, here you go; how can I help? (in a shop); go ahead
• ìzvora source; a spring (of water)
• izvoranoriginal (izvorno pisanje, the original spelling)
• ìzvozexport, exports
• izvršanexecutive (izvršna vlast, the executive)
• izvršitito carry out, to effect (official: izvršiti uplatu)
• izvŕšiti ùvidto inspect the documents, to carry out an inspection (formal)
• izvrsnoexcellently, superbly
• izvrstansuperb (bookish)
• izvúći dèbljī krȃjto come off worst
• izvúći pòukuto learn a lesson (from something)