Serbian words starting with O

• oabout (a topic: + Loc.); against (hitting something: + Acc.)
• obaboth (with masculine and neuter nouns)
• obadvaboth (colloquial, emphatic; masculine and neuter)
• obadveboth (colloquial, emphatic; feminine)
• ȍbalaa shore, a coast; a bank (of a river)
• obaveštavatito notify, to inform (imperfective of obavestiti)
• obaveštenjea notification; a notice
• obavéstitito notify, to inform (formal; javiti or reći in everyday speech)
• ȍbavezaan obligation, a commitment, a duty (at work); things to do (plural)
• ȍbavezancompulsory, obligatory; required (of a field)
• obavézati seto commit oneself, to undertake (na + Acc. or da…; perfective)
• òbavezno osigùrānjecompulsory insurance; third-party motor insurance (of a car)
• obavezujućibinding (obavezujući ugovor)
• obavitito carry out, to conduct (obaviti razgovor)
• obáviti rȁzgovorto hold a conversation, to conduct an interview (formal)
• obazirati seto pay attention (na + Acc.; ne obazirući se, paying no attention)
• òbazrivcircumspect, considerate
• obeboth (with feminine nouns)
• obećanjea promise
• Obećanje ludom radovanjea promise is a joy to a fool
• obećatito promise (perfective)
• obèćati bȑda i dolìneto promise the earth (literally, mountains and valleys)
• obećavatito promise (imperfective of obećati)
• òbeležitito mark, to commemorate; to label
• ȍbelēžjea defining feature; a memorial marker
• ȍbičāja custom (of a community; a personal habit is navika)
• òbičanordinary
• obíćito go round, to visit; to call on (someone; perfective; imperfective…
• òbičnousually
• obilazaka guided tour; doing the rounds (of a building, of patients); a…
• obilazitito go round; to visit (imperfective of obići)
• obimscope, extent (obim posla, the amount of work)
• obitelja family (Croatian; Serbian porodica)
• objàsnitito explain (perfective; imperfective objašnjavati)
• objašnjavatito explain (imperfective of objasniti)
• objašnjenjean explanation
• ȍbjavaa post, a publication; an announcement
• objávitito publish, to post (online); to announce (perfective; imperfective…
• objavljivanjepublishing (the act of it)
• objavljivatito publish; to announce (imperfective; perfective objaviti)
• objèdinjenā nàplataa combined utility bill, consolidated billing
• objekatan object (of study, a target); a facility, premises (a café, a shop…
• oblačancloudy
• òblāčīm seI get dressed
• òblačnocloudy
• ȍblākcloud; the cloud (online storage)
• oblastan area (of work), a field (of study); a region (of a country…
• ȍblīka shape, form (of a thing)
• obnòvljivrenewable
• obnòvljivī ìzvorirenewable energy sources, renewables
• obogatitito enrich (perfective)
• obojeboth of them (he and she, a mixed pair; with children: oboje dece)
• obojicaboth (of two men)
• oboletito fall ill (perfective); oboleli, a person who is ill (broj obolelih)
• oboljenjea medical condition, an ailment
• obráćānjean address (to an audience, to a person)
• obraćati seto turn to someone, to write to (Obraćam vam se…; imperfective of…
• ȍbračūna calculation, a statement (of pay, tax); a bill (for services)
• ȍbradaprocessing, treatment (of data, materials); a cover (of a song)
• obraditito process (perfective; imperfective obrađivati)
• obradovati seto be delighted (at: + Dat.; perfective)
• obrađivatito process (imperfective of obraditi)
• obrátiti pȁžnjuto pay attention (to something: na + Acc.)
• obrátiti seto turn to, approach (+ Dat.)
• òbraza cheek; honour, a sense of shame (as in having no shame)
• òbrazacform; pattern, template
• obrazloženjea statement of reasons, a justification
• obrazlòžitito give reasons for, to justify (a decision; perfective of…
• obrazovánjeeducation
• òbredrite
• òbrisatito wipe; to delete (a message, a file)
• obrnutreverse (obrnuto, the other way round)
• òbrokmeal
• ȍbrveeyebrows
• obućafootwear
• obúćito put on; to dress (someone)
• obúći seto get dressed (perfective)
• obučitito train (perfective; imperfective obučavati)
• obuhvatatito cover, to include (imperfective; perfective obuhvatiti)
• obukatraining (obuka za vozače, driver training)
• ȍbzīrconsideration, regard (for others)
• očajdespair
• ȍčājanawful, terrible (colloquial); desperate, in despair
• očajnika desperate person
• Oče našOur Father (the opening of the Lord’s Prayer)
• očekívanā plátaexpected salary, salary expectations (usually net)
• očekivanjean expectation (Moja očekivanja su…, my salary expectations)
• očekívatito expect (imperfective)
• ȍcenaa school mark; a rating (ocena četiri od pet); ocena rada, a…
• očevfather’s (očeva kuća)
• OciOci (fathers’ day, the last Sunday before Christmas); oci is also the…
• ȍčiglēdanobvious, evident
• ociloa firesteel (four on the Serbian coat of arms)
• očistitito clean (perfective of čistiti)
• očitávānjemeter reading
• òčuvanowell-preserved, in good condition
• ȍdfrom; of; than (+ Gen.: bigger than me)
• od tàdāsince then, ever since
• odabratito pick out, to select (perfective)
• odajaa chamber (bookish; neutral soba)
• ȍdāklewhere from
• odandefrom there
• òdati priznánjeto pay tribute, to give credit (to someone: + Dat.)
• odatlefrom there; hence
• odavdefrom here
• odavnofor a long time, long ago
• odbácitito reject, to dismiss (an argument); to cast aside; to give a lift…
• òdbitito turn down, to refuse, to reject (perfective; imperfective odbijati)
• òdbōjkavolleyball
• odbora board (of a firm, a club), a committee (in parliament)
• odbrambenidefensive, defence (adj.)
• ȍdbranaa defence (of a thesis, before a committee); defence (in general)
• ȍdećaclothes
• odeljénjea department (in a company); a ward (in a hospital); a class (at…
• odélosuit
• odgledatito watch through (a film, an episode; colloquial, perfective)
• odgovarajućiappropriate, suitable
• odgovaratito answer (imperfective); to suit (+ Dat.)
• ȍdgovōranswer
• ȍdgovōranresponsible
• odgovóritito answer, to reply
• odgovórnōstresponsibility, liability (legal; feminine)
• odigratito play (a match, a part; perfective)
• ȍdjavacheck-out; deregistration (of an address); logging out
• òdjava bòravīštaaddress de-registration, de-registration of one’s place of stay
• odjáviti seto log out, sign out; to check out (of a hotel)
• odjèdnōmsuddenly; all at once
• odjekan echo, a response
• odlaganjepostponement, putting off
• òdlazakdeparture, leaving (od- = away)
• odlazitito leave (imperfective of otići)
• ȍdličanexcellent (stronger than dobar); excellent (the mark 5)
• ȍdličnovery well; great (as a reply: Odlično.)
• odlikovati seto be marked by, to stand out for (+ Instr.) (imperfective)
• òdliv mȍzgovabrain drain (the standard term)
• òdlomakexcerpt, passage
• odlòžitito postpone, to put off; to put aside (a thing)
• odlúčitito decide (perfective; imperfective odlučivati)
• odlučivatito decide, to make decisions (imperfective of odlučiti)
• ȍdlukadecision
• ȍdmāhright away, immediately; at once
• odmahnutito wave something away (odmahnuti rukom) (perfective)
• òdmārāmI’m resting, I rest
• òdmārati seto rest (relax), have a rest; to be on holiday
• òdmorrest; a holiday; a break (between lessons)
• odmoriti seto have a rest (perfective)
• odnetito take (away), to carry off (perfective)
• òdnosan attitude; relations, a relationship (between people); a ratio
• odnositito carry away (imperfective of odneti)
• odnositi seto relate to, to apply to (na + Acc.) (imperfective)
• òdnosnothat is, i.e.; or rather; respectively (frequent in documents)
• odòbritito approve, to grant
• odraditito get (a job) done (perfective, colloquial)
• odrástānjegrowing up
• odreći seto renounce, to do without (+ Gen.) (perfective; imperfective…
• òdredbaa provision (of a law, a contract; a contract clause is klauzula)
• òdredīštedestination
• odreditito determine or set (perfective; određen)
• određenparticular, certain (some); fixed, set (a date, a time)
• određivatito determine or set (imperfective of odrediti)
• održatito hold (a meeting, a concert); to keep up (perfective)
• odŕžati rȇčto keep one’s word
• održávanjemaintenance, upkeep; the holding (of a meeting, an election)
• održávatito preserve, maintain, keep; to organize, hold (meeting, event etc.)…
• odr̀živsustainable (of development, energy; of an argument, tenable: predlog…
• odsećito cut off (perfective)
• odseka department (šef odseka, head of section)
• odseliti seto move out, to move away
• odspavatito have a nap (perfective)
• odstoper cent (after a number)
• odstojatito rest, to settle (of dough, a dish) (perfective)
• òdsustvoabsence; leave of absence, time off (from work)
• odsutanabsent (odsutni, those absent)
• oduševitito thrill, to delight (Oduševio me je.) (perfective; imperfective…
• oduševiti seto be thrilled (perfective)
• oduševljendelighted
• odustajatito give up (imperfective of odustati)
• odùstatito give up, to back out (od + Gen.; perfective)
• oduvekalways (since forever)
• oduzetito take away; to subtract (perfective; imperfective oduzimati)
• oduzimanjesubtraction; taking away
• oduzimatito take away; to subtract (imperfective of oduzeti)
• odvijača screwdriver (the standard word)
• odzvanjatito echo (imperfective)
• òfārbatito dye; to paint (walls, eggs)
• oficiran officer (military)
• ogladnetito get hungry (perfective)
• ȍglāsan ad, an advert; a notice (public)
• ȍglās za pòsaoa job advert, job advertisement, job ad
• ogled(bookish) = eksperiment; an essay
• oglèdalomirror
• ogledati seto look at oneself (in a mirror; imperfective); to try one’s strength…
• ògōrčenembittered, bitter (of a person); indignant, outraged (merely angry…
• ogradaa fence; a caveat (uz ogradu, with reservations)
• ograditi seto put in a caveat, to distance oneself (from: od + Gen.)…
• ograđivanjehedging (in academic writing)
• ograničénjea limit (speed limit), a restriction
• ogrébatito scratch
• ògrlicaa necklace; a collar (for a dog)
• ȍgrōmanhuge, enormous (stronger than velik; opposite of sitan)
• ohláditito cool (perfective; ohladiti se, to cool down)
• ohowhoa!, oho!
• oholhaughty
• ojhey! (a call from afar)
• okOK; all right (in messages; said aloud as okej)
• okáčitito hang (up); to post, to upload (online)
• okèānocean
• òkititito decorate
• okliznuti seto slip (perfective)
• ȍkoan eye (neuter; plural oči, feminine); around, about (+ Gen.)
• òkolinasurroundings
• okolišatito beat about the bush (imperfective)
• okolnosta circumstance
• okončanjecompletion, ending
• okončatito conclude, to bring to an end (perfective)
• okrénutito turn (something) (perfective)
• okrénuti seto turn (round) (perfective; imperfective okretati se)
• okretati seto rotate, to spin; to turn round (imperfective; perfective okrenuti…
• ȍkrūgdistrict
• okrúgaoround
• okruglastroundish
• okružénjesurroundings (around a person, a country); an environment (in IT…
• òktobarOctober
• okupacijamilitary occupation
• okupiti seto get together, to gather (perfective)
• okusitito have a taste of (perfective)
• okvira frame (of a picture, glasses); a framework, limits
• olakšánjerelief
• olakšatito make easier, to ease (perfective)
• oljúštitito peel
• olovanleaden
• òlōvkaa pencil; a pen (colloquial)
• ȍlovolead (metal)
• olújastorm
• omalovážitito belittle, to disparage (hurtful without being coarse)
• omiljenfavourite, popular (moj omiljeni film)
• omogućavatito enable (imperfective; perfective omogućiti)
• omogúćitito enable, to make possible
• ȏnhe
• ònashe
• onajthat (over there)
• ȍndāthen
• ònithey
• ònlajnonline
• onoit (neuter); that (over there; as a colloquial filler, like, you know)
• onomatopejaonomatopoeia
• opawhoops!, oops!
• opadatito dwindle, to fall off (imperfective)
• opakwicked; opaka bolest, a grave illness (usually cancer)
• òpānciopanci (traditional leather shoes with an upturned toe; singular…
• opasandangerous
• òpasnodangerous, dangerously
• opásnōstdanger
• općigeneral (Croatian; Serbian opšti)
• operaan opera
• operácijaoperation, surgery
• operateran operator
• operatívnī sìstemoperating system
• operísatito operate on; to have surgery (with se)
• ȍpētagain
• òpisdescription (o-/ob- = around, about: obići, obraditi)
• ȍpis pòslajob description (the duties section of an ad)
• opisatito describe (perfective)
• opisivatito describe (imperfective of opisati)
• ȍpkladabet, wager
• opkladiti seto make a bet (perfective)
• ȍpomenaa payment reminder; a warning (official)
• opòravakrecovery (from an illness; of the economy, of a system)
• opòraviti seto recover, to get better
• oporezivanjetaxation (paušalno oporezivanje, flat-rate tax for sole traders)
• opovrćito refute, to disprove (perfective; the same as opovrgnuti: opovrgao…
• opovrgnutito refute, to disprove (perfective; also opovrći)
• opozícijaopposition
• òpratito wash (perfective; imperfective prati); oprati ruke od nečega, to…
• òprati sȗdoveto wash the dishes, to do the washing-up
• opravdanjustified
• òprāvdatito justify; to live up to (expectations; perfective; imperfective…
• opravdavatito justify (imperfective of opravdati)
• ȍprēzcaution
• oprezancautious, wary
• opròstitesorry, pardon, forgive me (slightly weightier than izvinite)
• opròstitito forgive (perfective; oprostiti se, to say goodbye, sa + Instr. or…
• ȍpšīranlengthy, detailed (the opposite of sažet)
• opsòvatito swear, to curse (at someone; perfective)
• opštigeneral
• ȍpštinaa municipality; the council (local offices)
• opterećénjea load (on a server, a network, a person); a burden
• optimistaan optimist
• optimizácijaoptimisation
• optužitito accuse (someone of something: Acc. + za + Acc.) (perfective…
• opúštānjerelaxation
• opúštenorelaxed; take it easy, no worries (colloquial; fine almost anywhere)
• opùstiti seto relax, unwind
• òraoeagle
• òratito plough (imperfective)
• òrbitaan orbit
• ordinácijaa doctor’s surgery, a doctor’s office; a clinic (private)
• organan organ; an authority (organ vlasti)
• organizacijaan organisation
• organìzaman organism
• organizatoran organiser
• organiziratito organise (Croatian; Serbian organizovati)
• organizovanostbeing organised
• orgànizovatito organise (both aspects)
• òrgānskīorganic (also of food grown without chemicals)
• òrgānskoorganic
• origìnāloriginal
• orìginal na ùvidoriginal for inspection
• òrkestarorchestra
• òrmānwardrobe; cupboard
• ormara wardrobe, a cupboard
• oronuodilapidated, run-down (Fem. oronula)
• òrtāka mate (colloquial), a pal; a partner (in business), an associate
• ortografijaorthography
• ortòpedorthopaedist
• oš(colloquial) do you want? — hoćeš (Oš kafu?)
• ȍsameight
• osamdèsēteighty
• osamdesetakeighty or so
• ȍsećājfeeling
• osećanjea feeling
• òsećatito feel (something)
• òsećati seto feel (oneself)
• osetitito feel, to sense (perfective)
• osètljivsensitive
• òsetljivōstsensitivity; touchiness (feminine)
• osigùrāča fuse; a circuit breaker
• osìgurānī slȕčājan insured event (one the policy covers)
• osigùranīkan insured person, a policyholder
• osiguránjeinsurance
• osigùrati seto get insured, to take out insurance; to protect oneself (against a…
• osigurávajūće drúštvoan insurance company, insurer
• osimexcept, apart from (+ Gen.)
• osim akounless (usually with ne: osim ako ne dođe)
• òsim tògabesides
• ošišanshorn (ošišana latinica, Latin script without its marks)
• ošíšati seto get a haircut
• oslabitito grow weak; to weaken (perfective)
• osloboditi seto get rid of, to free oneself (+ Gen.) (perfective; imperfective…
• oslovljavanjethe way you address someone (in a letter)
• ȍsmēhsmile
• osmieighth
• osmicaan eight (the figure, a route number)
• osminaone eighth (1/8)
• osmočasovnieight-hour
• osmoricaeight (men)
• osmoroa group of eight (children, mixed company)
• osnìvāča founder (of a company)
• osnovgrounds, basis (po osnovu rada, on the basis of work)
• osnovaa basis, a foundation; the basics (plural)
• osnovaca pupil at primary school (osnovna škola, years 1 to 8)
• osnovanfounded (in a year); well-founded (of a suspicion, a doubt)
• osnòvatito found, to set up (a company)
• osnovna školaprimary school (eight compulsory grades)
• osnovnibasic, main (osnovna škola, primary school, years 1 to 8)
• ȍsobaperson
• osobìnaa characteristic, a trait; a property (of a thing)
• osporavatito dispute, to contest (imperfective of osporiti)
• ospòritito dispute, to contest (perfective; imperfective osporavati)
• òstacileftovers; remains
• ostajatito stay (imperfective of ostati; ostajati pri svom, to stand one’s…
• ostalithe others, the remaining (people, things); stayed (plural past tense)
• ȍštarsharp (a knife, an angle, a turn); harsh (criticism); strict (of a…
• ostareoaged (Mnogo je ostareo, he has aged a lot)
• ostaretito grow old, to age (perfective; imperfective stareti)
• ostatakthe remainder (ostatak dana, the rest of the day)
• òstatito stay; to remain (ostati pri svom, to stand one’s ground)
• òstati krátkīh rukávāto come away empty-handed (literally, with short sleeves)
• ostati na raspolaganjuto remain at someone’s disposal (Ostajem Vam na raspolaganju)
• ostavaa pantry, a storeroom
• ostavitito leave (something somewhere; perfective)
• òstāvkaa resignation, a letter of resignation
• ostavljatito leave (imperfective of ostaviti)
• òštećendamaged (of goods, packaging)
• oštećenjedamage
• òštećenodamaged
• óštra krìtikasharp criticism, harsh criticism
• ȍstrvoisland
• ostvaritito achieve, to bring about (perfective; imperfective ostvarivati)
• ostvarivachievable
• osùmnjičenīa suspect
• osušitito dry (perfective)
• osvežénjerefreshment; cooler weather (after the heat)
• osvežiti seto freshen up (also a polite way of going to the toilet) (perfective)
• osvojitito conquer; to win (a medal, a prize; perfective)
• osvrta response piece (osvrt na, a response to)
• òtacfather
• otetito snatch; to kidnap (perfective)
• otežatito make harder (perfective)
• otićito leave, to go away (perfective)
• òtići u pènzijuto retire
• òtkadsince (the time when); since when
• otkadasince (the time when); since when (= otkad)
• otkakoever since (the time when)
• ȍtkāzdismissal, the sack (colloquial); resignation (giving notice)
• òtkazancancelled (of a flight)
• otkázatito cancel (a meeting, a flight); to fail, to give out (of a device)
• otkazivatito cancel (imperfective of otkazati)
• òtkaznī rȏknotice period (of employment or of a tenancy)
• otključatito unlock (perfective)
• otklonitito remove a fault, to eliminate (perfective)
• otkríćediscovery
• òtkritito discover; to find out; to reveal
• otkriti toplu voduto reinvent the wheel (to state the obvious)
• otkudawhere from
• òtoka swelling; an island (Croatian)
• otoplitito turn warmer (perfective; otoplilo je, it got warmer)
• ȍtpādwaste (technical term; household rubbish is smeće); a scrapyard…
• òtpadne vȍdewastewater, sewage (plural)
• otpastito be called off (of a meeting); to drop away (perfective)
• otpevatito sing (perfective of pevati)
• otpisa write-off
• otpisatito write off (a debt); to give up on (perfective)
• òtplatarepayment (of a loan)
• otplátitito pay off, to repay
• òtporresistance (also electrical)
• otporanresistant (otporan na stres, resilient under stress)
• òtpornōstresistance, resilience (of a material, the body); fault tolerance
• otpratitito unfollow (colloquial); to see someone off or home
• òtpremnicaa delivery note, a dispatch note
• òtpremninaredundancy pay, severance pay (on dismissal or retirement)
• otprílikēapproximately, roughly
• òtpusnā lȉstaa discharge summary, discharge letter (from hospital)
• otpúštatito release; to loosen, relax; to fire, dismiss (from job, service or…
• otpustitito lay off, to let go (perfective)
• otputòvatito leave (on a trip), to set off, to depart
• òtr̄cānhackneyed, trite (of a phrase, a joke)
• otvaratito open (imperfective of otvoriti)
• otvorenopen (of a shop: otvoreno je); open, outgoing (of a person)
• òtvorenoopenly; directly; publicly
• otvòritito open
• otvòriti bȍlovānjeto start sick leave, to be signed off sick (perfective)
• òvājthis (also a filler, um, er, while you search for a word: Treba mi……
• ovakavthis kind of, such (as this)
• ovàkōlike this, this way
• ovamoto this place, over here (Dođi ovamo!)
• óvcasheep
• ovčjisheep’s (ovčji sir)
• ovdašnjilocal (from here)
• óvdehere
• ȍveracertification
• òvera knjȉžicevalidation of the health card (the stamp proving insurance)
• òvera pȍtpisacertification of a signature (usually by a notary)
• òvera ùgovoranotarial certification of a contract
• overencertified (overena kopija, overen prevod)
• òveren prévoda certified translation (stamped by a court interpreter)
• òverenā kòpijaa certified copy
• òveritito certify
• overivača verifier (overivači zapisnika, those who sign off the minutes)
• ovim putemhereby
• òvlāšćenī sèrvisan authorised service centre, authorised repairer
• ovlašćénjeauthorisation, permission (the right to do something; in a system…
• òvlāšćeno lícean authorised person (who may sign for the company)
• ovlástitito authorise, to empower (perfective; imperfective ovlašćivati)
• ovothis (here, by me)
• ȍzbīljanserious
• ȍzbīljnoseriously (Ozbiljno? “Seriously?”)
• ozdravitito get well, to recover (perfective)
• ožednetito get thirsty (perfective)
• oženitito marry off (a son) (perfective)
• oženiti seto get married (+ Instr.; of a man) (perfective; imperfective ženiti…
• òženjenmarried (of a man)
• ozloglašennotorious
• označitito mark
• ožujakMarch (Croatian; Serbian mart)