Serbian words starting with S

• s drȕgē stráneon the other hand
• s jèdnē stráneon the one hand (paired with ‘on the other hand’)
• s nȅba pa u rȅbraout of the blue, with no warning
• s òbzirom naconsidering, given, in view of (+ Acc.)
• s òbzirom na tȏgiven this, in view of that (neutral-formal); since (with da)
• s obzirom na to dagiven that, in view of the fact that (formal; cf. s obzirom na)
• s poštovánjemYours sincerely, Yours faithfully (formal sign-off)
• s tȋm u vȅziin this regard, in this connection, regarding that (formal)
• sawith (+ Instr.; also s); off, from (+ Gen.: off the roof)
• sabiranjeaddition (arithmetic)
• sabiratito add up (imperfective of sabrati)
• saboran assembly; a gathering, a festival (Sabor trubača)
• saboraca comrade-in-arms
• sabratito add up; to gather (perfective)
• sača sač, a domed baking lid
• sàčekājteplease wait (formal)
• sačekatito wait (for a while; perfective)
• sačúvatito save (a file); to keep, to preserve (Sačuvaj Bože!, Heaven forbid)
• sȁdnow (SAD: the USA, Sjedinjene Američke Države)
• sȁdanow
• sadašnjipresent-day, current (sadašnja situacija)
• sàdašnjōstthe present (feminine)
• sáditito plant (imperfective)
• sadržajcontent; a table of contents
• sadržatito contain
• saglasanin agreement (formal: saglasan sam, I agree)
• saglasiti seto agree, to consent (formal)
• saglasnoin accordance with (+ Dat.; formal)
• sàglasnōstconsent (feminine); a written statement of consent
• sagorévānjecombustion, burning; burnout (at work)
• sagovornikthe person you are talking to
• sagraditito build (perfective of graditi)
• sahatan hour or a clock (Bosnian; Serbian sat)
• sahnutito dry up (imperfective; perfective presahnuti)
• sàhranafuneral
• sajama fair (Sajam knjiga, the Book Fair)
• sȃjtwebsite
• sakritito hide (perfective)
• sakupljati seto gather (of people)
• sàlaša farmstead (in Vojvodina); a country restaurant (on a farmstead)
• salátasalad
• salaticaa little salad (fond)
• sȃldothe balance on an account (in accounting)
• sàlōnsalon
• salvètanapkin
• sam kȁo pȑstall alone
• sam samcatall on one’s own
• sam svoj gazdaone’s own master, one’s own boss
• sàmita summit
• sȁmoonly; just
• sȁmo daif only, provided (Samo da ne pada kiša)
• sȁmo mȁlojust a bit; hang on (colloquial)
• sȁmo nȁprēdgo ahead, go for it; onwards!
• sȁmo trènutakjust a moment
• samoćasolitude, loneliness
• sȁmoglasnīka vowel
• samohranraising a child alone (samohrana majka, a single mother)
• samoironijaself-irony
• samoizolacijaself-isolation
• samokritikaself-criticism
• samoodbranaself-defence
• samoposlugaa self-service grocery shop
• samopouzdanself-confident
• samopouzdánjeself-confidence
• samostalanself-reliant, on one's own
• samostálnōstindependence, self-reliance (feminine; of a state usually nezavisnost)
• samoubistvosuicide
• samouka self-taught person
• samoupravljanje(workers’) self-management
• samoupravniself-managing (from socialist Yugoslavia)
• samouverenself-assured, cocksure
• samovoljawilfulness
• sansleep; a dream
• sanacijaremediation, structural repair (sanacija krova, roof repair)
• sanatorijuma sanatorium
• sàndalesandals
• sàndūčea letterbox, a postbox, a mailbox
• sàndukcrate, chest; coffin (colloquial)
• SàndžakSandžak (a region in south-western Serbia and northern Montenegro)
• sanjatito dream
• sankcijaa sanction
• sànkcijesanctions (plural only)
• santimetarcentimetre
• SANUSANU, the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts (Srpska akademija…
• sȁobraćājtraffic; transport (public)
• sȁobraćājnā dòzvolaa vehicle registration certificate, logbook (not the driving licence)
• sȁobraćājnā nèzgodaa road traffic accident, car accident, crash
• saobraćajnitraffic (adj.: saobraćajna nesreća, a road accident); (colloquial)…
• sȁobraznōstconformity (of goods with the contract; feminine)
• saòpštēnjean official statement, a press release; a paper (at a conference)
• saopštitito announce, to state officially (perfective; imperfective…
• saosećanjesympathy, compassion
• sàpūnsoap
• sapunicaa soap opera, an endless TV serial (from sapunska opera); soapy water
• saputnika fellow traveller
• sarádnīka collaborator, a co-worker; a co-author (sa- ‘co-’)
• saràdnjacooperation
• sarađivatito cooperate, to work with (sa + Instr.; imperfective)
• saraja palace (bookish)
• SarajevoSarajevo
• Sarajlijaa person from Sarajevo
• sarkàzamsarcasm (irony is the milder ironija)
• sàrmastuffed cabbage rolls (sarma)
• sas(dialect, the south) with — sa
• saslušatito hear out (perfective)
• sastajati seto meet (imperfective of sastati se)
• sàstanakmeeting; a date (a romantic one)
• sȁstanak ònlajnonline meeting, video call
• sastati seto meet (by arrangement)
• sastava school essay; composition, line-up
• sástojakan ingredient, a component
• sastojati seto consist (of: od + Gen.) (imperfective)
• sasvimcompletely, quite (fully)
• sȃthour; clock; watch
• sàtirasatire
• sàučešćecondolences
• saučesnikan accomplice
• savall, the whole
• sȁvall, complete, whole; everybody, everyone, all; everything, all
• Sȃvathe Sava (river); Sava (a man’s name)
• sávestconscience (feminine; consciousness is svest)
• savestanconscientious
• savetadvice, a piece of advice; a council (a body)
• sávetovānjecounselling
• savetovatito advise (imperfective)
• savremenmodern-day, of our time
• savrèmenīka contemporary
• savršenperfect
• sažaljénjepity (often felt as demeaning)
• sȁžētconcise, succinct
• sažétaka summary (of any text, not only a paper)
• sažetito condense, to sum up (perfective)
• saznatito find out (perfective)
• scènascene; stage
• scenarioa screenplay, a scenario (Gen. scenarija)
• scenaristaa screenwriter
• se-self (with a verb; the short form of sebe)
• sebeoneself, myself, himself… (Acc., Gen.; short se)
• sebito oneself, for oneself (Dat., Loc.)
• sèbičanselfish
• sećanjea recollection, a remembrance
• sèćatiremember (to recall one’s memory); remind (to make one remember)
• sȅćati seto remember (+ Gen.; imperfective; perfective setiti se)
• sȅćito cut
• sȅdamseven
• sedamdèsētseventy
• sedatito sit down (imperfective of sesti)
• sedetito sit, be sitting (imperfective; Sedite!, please sit down)
• sȅdīštea seat (in a car, a hall); a registered office, headquarters (of a…
• sedmiseventh
• sedmicaa week (seven days; = nedelja); a seven (the figure, a mark)
• sedminaone seventh (1/7)
• sedmodnevanseven-day
• sedmoricaseven (men)
• sedmoroa group of seven (children, mixed company)
• sȅdnicaa session, a sitting (of a board, a council; a meeting is sastanak)
• sekasis, little sister (affectionate)
• sekiraan axe (pala mu je sekira u med, he struck lucky); also sekira from…
• sekretàricasecretary
• seksisexy (indeclinable)
• sektora sector (javni sektor, the public sector)
• sekùndaa second
• sekundarnisecondary
• sekundicaa little second (just a sec)
• selamhello (Bosnian, an eastern greeting; Serbian zdravo)
• selektovatito select (both aspects)
• selidbaa move, moving house
• SelímovićSelimović (Meša Selimović, the author of Death and the Dervish)
• selitito migrate; to move (change one's residence); to move (due to change…
• seliti seto move (house)
• seljačinaa yokel (rude)
• sèljāka peasant, a villager; a yokel, a bumpkin (colloquial, pejorative)
• seljanina villager (plural seljani)
• sèlovillage
• semexcept (+ Gen.; = osim)
• sȅmafōrtraffic light
• sȅmeseed
• semestara semester
• seminárskī rȃda seminar paper, a term paper
• sendviča sandwich
• seobaa migration (of peoples, of birds)
• seocea hamlet, a small village
• seoskirural, of the village (seoska kuća)
• sèptembarSeptember
• septembarski rokthe September exam period
• sȇrijaTV series
• sèrverserver
• sèrvīsa garage (for repairs), a service centre; servicing
• servisíratito service a car; to have routine servicing done
• sestito sit down (perfective)
• sèstrasister
• sȅstrićnephew (sister’s son)
• sestrìčinaniece (sister’s daughter)
• sestrinsister’s
• setiti seto recall, to think of (+ Gen.; perfective; imperfective sećati se)
• sevapa good deed, pleasing to God
• sévatito flash (of lightning; imperfective; seva, there’s lightning)
• sèvdahlove-longing, sweet longing (bookish; the mood of Bosnian love songs)
• sevdàlīnkaa sevdalinka (a slow, melancholy urban love song from Bosnia)
• sȅvernorth
• sȅvērnīnorthern
• severoistoknortheast
• severozapadnorthwest
• sezonaa season
• shodnopursuant to, in accordance with (+ Dat.; official)
• shȍdno tòmeaccordingly, in line with that (officialese)
• shvȁtitito realise, to understand (to grasp)
• sȉćito go down, to come down; to get off (perfective; imperfective…
• sidaAIDS
• sìgnālsignal
• sȉgūransure, certain; safe
• sigurnofor sure (a confident guess); safely, confidently (vozi sigurno)
• sigurnosnisafety-related (sigurnosni pojas, a seat belt)
• sigúrnōstsafety, security; certainty, confidence (in oneself)
• sȉjalicalight bulb
• sìjatito shine
• siječanjJanuary (Croatian; Serbian januar)
• sȉlaforce (in physics; also coercion)
• silanmighty, huge (silan posao, loads of work)
• silazanfalling (of a tone, an accent: silazni akcenat); descending
• silazitito go down; to get off (imperfective of sići)
• sȉm kàrticaSIM card
• sìmbōla symbol (a written sign is znak)
• simbòlikasymbolism (the symbols of a work or a rite)
• simpàtičanlikeable; nice
• simpozijuma symposium
• sìmptōmsymptom
• sȋnson
• sinagógasynagogue
• sìnčićlittle son (from sin, suffix -čić)
• singla single (record)
• sinhronizácijadubbing; synchronisation
• sinkosonny, my boy (an affectionate address)
• sȉnōćlast night, yesterday evening
• sinoćnilast night’s
• sinoćnjilast night’s (sinoćnji koncert)
• sintaksasyntax
• sintézasynthesis, drawing together (the counterpart of analiza)
• sȉpatito pour
• sȉrcheese
• siròmašannot well-off, without money (siromašna porodica, a poor family)
• siromáštvopoverty
• sìrovraw
• sìrupsyrup
• sìstēma system (masculine in Serbian; Croatian sustav)
• sȉtfull (sated)
• sìtantiny; petite; small (of coins, print); sitno, small change (Imaš li…
• sitnìcaa trifle, a little thing, a small thing (from sitan ‘small’)
• sìtnīšsmall change; coins
• situacijaa situation
• sȋvgrey
• sivkastgreyish
• Sìzifov pòsaoa Sisyphean task (bookish)
• sjahatito dismount (perfective)
• sjajshine, brilliance
• sjájanshining, gleaming; excellent (sjajna ideja)
• sjȃjnogreat, brilliant; brilliantly
• sjedinitito unite (perfective)
• SkadàrlijaSkadarlija (Belgrade’s old bohemian street of kafanas and live music)
• skakatito jump (imperfective)
• skákati u vòduto jump into water
• skalabílnōstscalability
• skeča comic sketch
• skȅnerscanner; CT scan (medical)
• skeníratito scan
• skidatito take off (imperfective of skinuti)
• skidati kaputo take one’s hat off to someone
• skȉjānjeskiing
• skȉnutito take off; to download
• skitatito wander, to roam (imperfective; usually skitati se)
• skladharmony, accord (u skladu sa, in accordance with)
• sklȍnōstan inclination, a tendency (feminine)
• sklopitito enter into a deal or a marriage; to fold up an umbrella or a chair…
• sklòpiti ùgovorto conclude a contract, to enter into a contract
• skočitito jump (perfective of skakati)
• skòntatito twig, to get it (colloquial, friends only)
• SkopljeSkopje
• skòroalmost; recently; soon (less often)
• skraćenicaan abbreviation
• skraćivatito shorten (imperfective of skratiti)
• skratitito shorten (perfective)
• skrénutito turn
• skrénuti pȁžnjuto draw someone’s attention (to something: Dat. + na + Acc.)
• skrétānjeturn
• skrhanbroken (with grief)
• skrȉnšota screenshot (also the English spelling)
• skriptaprinted lecture notes
• skrȍlscroll (the verb is commoner in speech)
• skrȍlovatito scroll (a feed)
• skrȍmanmodest
• skulptúrasculpture
• skȗpexpensive (opposite of jeftin)
• skupitito gather or collect (perfective; skupljen)
• skȕpljānjecollecting
• skupljatito gather or collect (imperfective of skupiti)
• skupljati seto gather (of people)
• skȕpoexpensive; expensively
• skȕpštinaa parliament, an assembly; a meeting (of residents, shareholders)
• skuvatito cook (perfective of kuvati)
• slȁbweak (opposite of jak)
• slȁdaksweet (in taste; and of a person)
• slȁdolēdice cream
• sladunjavsickly-sweet, saccharine
• slaganjematching, being in accord; stacking; slaganje vremena, the sequence…
• slagatito stack, to put in order; to tell a lie (perfective of lagati)…
• slagati seto get along (with: sa + Instr.); to agree
• slajda presentation slide
• slansalty
• slàninabacon
• slȁnjesending, dispatch; shipping (of goods)
• slȁsnodelicious
• slȁtito send (imperfective of poslati)
• slatkoslatko (a thick fruit preserve offered to guests); sweetly
• slȁvaslava (a family patron saint’s day); glory, fame (less often)
• slavanglorious, world-famous (Fem. slavna)
• slàvinaa tap; a faucet (American)
• slȁvitito celebrate; to glorify
• slȃvljea celebration, a festivity
• slȁvskā svéćaa slava candle (lit on the family saint’s day)
• slȁvskī kòlāčslava bread
• slȁvsko žȉtoslava wheat (boiled wheat for the saint’s day; also koljivo)
• slažu se kao pas i mačkathey fight like cat and dog
• sledsequence, succession (sled događaja)
• slédēćā stȁnicanext stop
• slèdēćīnext, following
• sleditito follow (sledi kazna, a penalty follows)
• slegnutito shrug (slegnuti ramenima) (perfective)
• slengslang
• slȇpī mȉšbat
• slétānjelanding (of a plane)
• slȉčansimilar (na + Acc.)
• sličnosimilarly (slično kao, similar to)
• slȉčnōstsimilarity
• slȉkaa picture, a painting; a photo, a photograph; an image (of something)
• slȉkānjepainting (as an art or hobby); taking photos (colloquial)
• slȉkārpainter (of pictures)
• slȉkatito paint; to photograph, to take photos
• slivenicaa blend word (sitcom, brunch)
• sljubitito fit tightly together (perfective)
• slobòdafreedom
• slȍbodanfree; vacant (a seat, a taxi); single (not married)
• slȍbodan dȃna day off
• slobòdnjāka freelancer, a freelance worker (the native word; in IT frilenser)
• slȍbodnofeel free; go ahead
• slȍbodno vrémefree time
• slogaunity, concord (Samo sloga Srbina spasava)
• sloja layer
• slomitito break (perfective: slomio je nogu)
• slonan elephant
• SlovačkaSlovakia
• slȍvoa letter (of the alphabet)
• složenicaa compound (word)
• slòženōstcomplexity (feminine)
• složiti seto agree, to come to an agreement (perfective of slagati se)
• slȕčājcase, instance; occurrence
• slučajnoby chance, by accident
• slučájnōsta coincidence; chance (randomness)
• slúgaa servant (masculine despite the -a ending)
• slušalaca listener
• slušalicaa (telephone) receiver, a handset
• slȕšaliceheadphones, earphones
• slȕšatito listen (imperfective; perfective poslušati; to hear is čuti); to…
• slùžbaservice, department
• službeniofficial (službeno lice, an official)
• službeni listthe official gazette (where laws are published)
• slȕžbenīkclerk, official
• služitito serve a purpose or someone (Čemu služi?, what is it for?…
• služiti seto help oneself (to food: Služi se!); to use (+ Instr.)
• slza(dialect, Torlak) tear — suza
• smȁjlian emoji, a smiley (the everyday word; commoner than emotikon)
• smánjitito reduce, to lower; to cut (costs; perfective; imperfective…
• smanjivatito reduce, to cut (imperfective of smanjiti)
• smáratito bore, to go on at someone (youth slang; friends only)
• smàrtfonsmartphone (pametni telefon is more common)
• smátratito consider (that), to deem, to be of the opinion; to consider…
• smèćerubbish, trash (neutral)
• smeđbrown (smeđe oči)
• smehlaughter (od smeha, with laughter)
• smejati seto laugh (at someone: + Dat.)
• smejùrijaa hoot, a scream; a farce (colloquial)
• smȅnaa shift (at work); a change (of people in a post, of government)
• smȇra direction; a study programme (at university)
• smȅranhumble, meek (bookish)
• smȅšaa mixture (as opposed to a compound, jedinjenje)
• smešanfunny; ridiculous (Ti si smešan, you are ridiculous, an insult) (Fem.…
• sméšitito smile
• sméšiti seto smile (imperfective)
• smȅštājaccommodation
• smestitito put up, to accommodate
• smetatito bother (+ Dat.: To mi ne smeta)
• smȅtenflustered, at a loss
• smetito be allowed to, may (have permission)
• smȉrencalm
• smíriti seto calm down
• smȋsaosense; meaning (of life, of an act)
• smȉsao za hùmora sense of humour
• smislitito think up (perfective; imperfective smišljati)
• smišljatito think up (imperfective of smisliti)
• smȍgsmog
• smokinga dinner suit, a tuxedo
• smȍra drag, boredom; a bore (of a person) (youth slang; friends only)
• smȍrenglum, bored; worn out (colloquial)
• smrada stench
• smrći seto get dark (perfective of smrkavati se; smrklo se, it got dark)
• smrdetito stink (imperfective)
• smrkavati seto get dark (imperfective; smrkava se, it’s getting dark)
• smŕšatito lose weight
• smȑtdeath
• smrznuti seto get frozen (perfective of mrznuti: smrzao sam se)
• smȑznutofrozen
• snabdevanjesupply, supplying
• snaći seto cope, to find one’s way (perfective; Snaći ćemo se, we’ll manage)
• snagastrength, force; power (physical, of an engine)
• snàhadaughter-in-law; sister-in-law
• snàlazitito befall, happen (used only in 3rd person); to get by, to manage on…
• snàlaziti seto get by, to manage (imperfective; perfective snaći se)
• snalažljivresourceful
• snážanstrong; powerful (physically)
• snȇgsnow
• snežansnowy
• snȉmaka recording, a clip; an image, a scan (medical)
• snimatelja camera operator
• snímatito film; to record
• snimitito film, to record
• snishòdljivservile, obsequious, fawning
• snižénjeprice reduction
• snìziti cénuto lower the price
• snopa sheaf; a beam (of light)
• snositito bear responsibility or costs (imperfective)
• snòsiti pòslediceto bear the consequences, to face the consequences
• snòsiti tròškoveto bear the costs, to cover the costs
• sȏsalt (table salt; in chemistry a class of compounds)
• sȍbaroom
• socijalansocial
• socijalizamsocialism
• socijalna pomoćwelfare, social assistance
• sòcijālno osigùrānjesocial insurance, social security (pension, health, unemployment)
• sociològijasociology
• sȍftvērsoftware
• sȏkjuice
• sokaka lane (dated, regional)
• sȍkōfalcon
• solidansolid, quite decent
• SolunThessaloniki
• SopoćaniSopoćani (a medieval monastery in Serbia, famous for its frescoes)
• soprana soprano
• sortiratito sort (both aspects)
• sosa sauce
• sóvaowl
• spadatito belong, to fall (into a class: u + Acc.) (imperfective)
• spájānjejoining, merging (of companies; of code branches, in speech merge)
• spȁkovatito pack
• spȁmspam (also spelled spem)
• spȁnāćspinach
• sparanmuggy, close (Fem. sparna; sparno je, it’s muggy)
• spasavatito rescue (imperfective; perfective spasti)
• spasílaca lifeguard, a rescuer
• SpasovdanAscension Day (the slava of Belgrade)
• spȁstito rescue; to drop (of prices, temperature; perfective; imperfective…
• spȃvā kȁo tȍpsleeps like a log (literally ‘like a cannon’)
• spȁvaćā sȍbabedroom
• spȁvaćā vrȅćasleeping bag
• spȃvāmI sleep
• spavanjesleeping
• spavatito sleep
• spazitito spot, to make out (perfective)
• SPCthe Serbian Orthodox Church (Srpska pravoslavna crkva)
• specifikácijaspecification, spec (the requirements document)
• specijalaca special-forces officer (colloquial)
• specijalanspecial (specijalna jedinica, a special unit)
• specijàlistaa specialist doctor; an expert in any field
• specijalìtētspeciality; a local delicacy
• spȅktakulāranspectacular
• spikera radio or TV announcer
• spisaka list
• spȉsak literatúrea reference list, the works cited
• splȃva floating club, a floating restaurant; a raft
• spojlera spoiler
• spȍljafrom the outside, externally
• spȍljnā polìtikaforeign policy
• spomen-obeležjea memorial
• spomen-pločaa memorial plaque
• spȍmenīkmonument
• spoménutito mention (in passing; to stress is naglasiti)
• spominjatito mention (imperfective of spomenuti)
• sponzora sponsor
• spȍrslow (opposite of brz); (noun) a legal or formal dispute (sudski spor)
• spȍrazūman agreement (between states or parties; a private contract is ugovor)
• sporàzumnī rȁskidtermination by mutual agreement (of an employment contract)
• sporedansecondary, minor
• sporitito dispute (mostly negated: Ne sporim da…, I don’t dispute that……
• spȍroslowly
• spȍrtsport
• sportistaa sportsman, an athlete
• sportistkinjaa sportswoman
• spȍrtskā kladiònicaa betting shop, sports betting shop
• sposobancapable, able (na + Acc.; Fem. sposobna)
• sposóbnōstan ability, a capability (-ost nouns are feminine)
• spotaći seto trip, to stumble (perfective)
• sprȁtstorey, floor (of a building)
• sprdati seto make a mockery of someone (s + Instr.) (imperfective)
• sprdnjaa jeering send-up (colloquial)
• spreja spray
• sprȅmanready, prepared
• sprématito tidy up (imperfective); to prepare, to make (a meal); spremati se…
• spremitito get ready (a meal, a room); to tidy up (perfective of spremati)
• sprȅmnōstreadiness, willingness (feminine)
• spròvestito carry out, to conduct (research, reforms; perfective of sprovoditi)
• sprovèsti ànketuto carry out a survey, to conduct a survey
• sprovođenjecarrying out, implementation
• srȃmshame (Sram te bilo!, Shame on you!)
• sramotashame; disgrace (Sramota me je, I’m ashamed)
• sránjecrap, shit; rubbish (vulgar; not with strangers or at work)
• Sr̀bijaSerbia
• Srbijanacsomeone from Serbia (as against Serbs elsewhere)
• SȑbinSerb (man)
• sȑčanī ȕdara heart attack (medical reports say infarkt)
• srcastheart-shaped
• sȑcea heart (the organ and the feeling); the very centre (of a town)
• sȑce mi je sȉšlo u pétemy heart sank into my boots, my heart was in my mouth
• srdačancordial (srdačno pozdraviti, to greet warmly)
• sȑdačan pȍzdravkind regards, best wishes (warm letter sign-off)
• srdačnowarmly (signing off: Srdačno, kind regards)
• srdašcea little heart; sweetheart
• srȅćaluck; happiness
• srȅćanhappy
• srȅćkaa lottery ticket, a scratch card
• Srȅćna Nȍvā gȍdinaHappy New Year
• Srȅćna slȁvaHappy slava! (to the hosts on their saint’s day)
• srȅćnogood luck; happily
• srȅćomfortunately, luckily
• srédaWednesday
• sredinathe middle; a milieu, an environment (social)
• sreditito sort out, to put in order (perfective)
• srednja školasecondary school
• srednja stručna školaa vocational secondary school
• srednjiintermediate (srednji nivo)
• srèdstvoa means (also a remedy against pain; the plural also means funds)
• srȅdstvo za čȉšćēnjea cleaning product, cleaning agent
• srȅđentidy, sorted; smartly turned out (of a person)
• SrȇmSyrmia (Srem, the region between the Sava and the Danube)
• Sremski KarlovciSremski Karlovci (a town in Vojvodina; plural: u Sremskim Karlovcima)
• srestito meet, run into (perfective)
• sresti seto run into each other, to meet (often by chance)
• SretenjeCandlemas, the Presentation of the Lord (15 February; Statehood Day)
• sretnogood luck (Croatian, Bosnian; Serbian srećno)
• sŕnaroe deer
• sròdstvokinship (from srodan)
• sȓpa sickle
• srpanjJuly (Croatian; Serbian jul)
• SȑpkinjaSerb (woman)
• Srpska nova godinathe Serbian (Old Style) New Year (the night of 13 to 14 January)
• sȓpskā salátaSerbian salad
• sȑpskīSerbian; in Serbian (adverb)
• sȑpskohrvātskīSerbo-Croatian (the name of the shared standard in Yugoslav times)
• srušitito knock down, to demolish (perfective)
• SSSsecondary education (short for srednja stručna sprema, in job ads)
• st.para. of a law (abbreviation: stav)
• stàbljikastem
• stáblotrunk; tree (the usual word in Croatia)
• stȁdiōnstadium
• stȁjalīštestop
• stajatito stand, be standing (imperfective; of an argument, to hold: To…
• staklenglass (staklena vrata)
• stakloglass (the material)
• stalanconstant, unchanging
• stȃlnī bȍravakpermanent residence, permanent residence permit
• stȃlnoall the time, constantly (stalno kasni, he is always late)
• stàložencomposed, level-headed, steady
• stambena zajednicaa residential community (the owners of a building)
• stambeniresidential, housing (stambeni kredit, a mortgage)
• stȁmbenī krèdita mortgage, housing loan
• stȃna flat, an apartment (a stop or station is stanica)
• stànāra resident, an occupant; a tenant (of a flat)
• standardizacijastandardisation
• stàndardnī jèzikthe standard language (the modern term for the literary language)
• stànicaa stop; a station (railway, bus)
• stánjea state (of things), condition (of goods); a balance (on an account)
• stȃnje bròjilaa meter reading (the figure)
• stȃnje na ràčūnuaccount balance
• stanodávaclandlord, lessor (formal, in a contract)
• stanovatito reside, to live (at an address: gde stanuješ?)
• stanovnikan inhabitant, a resident (milion stanovnika)
• stanovníštvopopulation
• stȁrold
• staracan elderly man (the neutral word)
• stàratēljstvoguardianship (of a child or of an adult who cannot manage alone)
• starenjeageing (starenje stanovništva, an ageing population)
• starešinaa head, an elder (masculine despite the -a)
• staretito grow old, to age (imperfective; perfective ostareti)
• staricaan elderly woman (the neutral word)
• stàrijīolder; elder
• starinskiantique, from olden times
• stȁrogradnjaolder housing stock, an older building (a listing category)
• stȁrogrādskā mùzikaold urban song (the turn-of-the-century repertoire of kafanas)
• staromodanold-fashioned
• starostold age
• startapa start-up
• statito stand (up), take a place; to set about (stao je da priča); to stop…
• stȁti na lȗdī kȁmēnto get married (jocular; literally, to step on the mad stone)
• statistikastatistics
• statutstatutes (of an organisation, a university, a city)
• stȁva stance, an attitude (a view); a paragraph (of a legal article)
• stavitito put, place (perfective)
• staviti do znanjato make it clear (firmly)
• stȁviti na raspolágānjeto place at someone’s disposal, to make available (+ Dat.)
• stȁviti tȁčku na nȅštoto put an end, to put a stop (to something)
• stȁviti vȁn snágeto repeal, to render void (a law, a decision)
• stavljatito put (imperfective of staviti)
• stȃžyears of service, length of service (for a pension)
• stàzaa path, a trail; a track (for running, cycling, skiing)
• stećito acquire (steći naviku, iskustvo; perfective; imperfective sticati)
• stèći ìskustvoto gain experience
• stèći poverénjeto win trust
• stèći ùtisakto form an impression, to get the impression
• sténaa rock, a cliff
• stenovitrocky
• stȅpēndegree
• stȅpenicestairs, steps; a staircase
• sterilizácijaspaying, neutering (of a pet); sterilisation
• stȉćito arrive, get there; to make it (in time)
• stidembarrassment, bashfulness (stid me je, I feel ashamed)
• stideti seto be ashamed (of: + Gen.)
• stìdljivshy
• stȉhline of verse (a whole poem is pesma)
• stìkersticker (in a messenger); adhesive label
• stȉlstyle
• stilskistylistic (stilska figura, a figure of speech)
• stimulacijaa performance bonus
• stipèndijascholarship
• stizatito arrive (imperfective of stići); to have time, to make it in time…
• stȏa table
• stȏhundred (also a noun: a table — sto, stola)
• Stȏ ljúdi, stȏ ćúdiit takes all sorts (literally ‘a hundred people, a hundred tempers’)
• sto mu gromovaa hundred thunders! (old-fashioned)
• stȏ za dvȍjetable for two
• stočárstvolivestock farming
• stȍgātherefore; hence (written)
• stogodišnjicaa centenary
• stȍkalivestock (a collective noun; of people, a coarse insult)
• stȍlāra carpenter, joiner
• stòlicachair
• stȍmākstomach, belly (everyday word)
• stomatòloga dentist, a dental surgeon
• stopaa rate (stopa nezaposlenosti, the unemployment rate); the sole of the…
• stòpalofoot
• storijaa story (on social media; colloquial)
• stotinaa hundred (as a noun: stotine ljudi “hundreds of people”)
• stotinakabout a hundred
• stotinarkaa 100-dinar note (colloquial)
• stotinkaa hundredth (stotinka sekunde)
• str.p. (abbreviation: strana)
• strȃhfear (strah me je, I’m scared)
• strahòvatito fear, to dread (a serious fear; of: od + Gen.; more formal than…
• strahovitotremendously
• stránaa page; a side
• stránacforeigner
• stranicaa page
• strȁnkaa party (political; to a case); a client (at an office counter)
• strȁnkinjaforeigner (woman)
• stranputicathe wrong track (otići na stranputicu, to go astray)
• strašanfrightening; (colloquial) amazing
• strašljivtimid, fearful
• strašnoterribly (Strašno mi je žao; ništa strašno, no big deal)
• strȃstpassion
• strávahorror, dread; amazing, awesome (slang)
• streljanaa shooting range
• strepnjaapprehension
• strȅsstress
• strȋcpaternal uncle
• strimingstreaming
• strimovatito stream
• strȋnaaunt (paternal uncle’s wife)
• strofaa stanza
• strogstrict
• strogostrictly (strogo govoreći, strictly speaking)
• Stȑpljen, spášenpatience pays, patience will see you through
• strpljénjepatience
• str̀pljivpatient
• str̀pljivōstpatience (being patient; feminine)
• strȕčnā sprȇmalevel of education, qualification (a standard field in job ads)
• strȕčnjākexpert, specialist
• strújaelectricity; a current (electric, in water); a trend (in art)
• strúja je òtišlathe power went out, the power’s gone off
• strȕkaa field (of expertise); a profession (by training)
• struktúraa structure
• studeniNovember (Croatian; Serbian novembar); in Serbian studeni means cold
• StùdenicaStudenica (the medieval monastery in Serbia, a UNESCO World Heritage…
• stùdentstudent
• stùdentkinjaa student (feminine)
• studentskistudent (studentski dom)
• studentski doma student hall of residence
• stȗdijaa study, a research paper (a scholarly work; studija is also the Gen.…
• studijeuniversity studies (undergraduate, master’s, doctoral)
• studioa studio, for recording or TV (Gen. studija)
• studiratito study at university, to be a student
• stupitito step in, to take up (stupiti na dužnost, to take office…
• stúpiti na snáguto come into force, to take effect
• stúpiti u kòntaktto get in touch, to make contact (with someone: sa + Instr.)
• stvȃrthing; matter (feminine)
• stvaraláštvocreative work
• stvȃranreal (existing, not imagined), actual
• stvȃrnoreally; seriously (as a reply: “really?”)
• stvárnōstreality (feminine)
• sùbotaSaturday
• SùboticaSubotica
• subotomon Saturdays
• subvencijaa subsidy
• sȗda court; a judgement, an opinion (bookish); the dishes (in the plural)
• sudbìnafate, destiny
• sùdijaa judge (masculine despite the -a ending); a referee (in sport)
• suditito judge (imperfective; sudeći po svemu, judging by everything)
• sùdoperakitchen sink
• sȗdskā òdlukaa court decision, a judicial decision (a presuda or a rešenje)
• sudskijudicial, of the court (sudska odluka)
• sȗdskī pòstupakcourt proceedings, legal proceedings, a court case
• sȗdskī tùmāča sworn translator, court interpreter
• sufiksa suffix (grammar term)
• sugestijaa suggestion (a polite proposal)
• sùglasnīka consonant
• sugrađanina fellow citizen, a fellow townsman
• suicidsuicide (formal)
• sȕjevērjesuperstition
• sȕknjaskirt
• sultana sultan
• súmnjadoubt; suspicion
• súmnjatito doubt; to suspect
• sùmnjičavsuspicious, distrustful (of a person who suspects others)
• sùmnjičavōstsuspiciousness, distrust (feminine)
• sumnjivsuspicious-looking, dubious
• sunarodnika compatriot
• sȕnāšcea little sun (from sunce); sunshine (a term of endearment)
• sùnčansunny
• sȕnčanosunny
• sùnčatito sunbathe, sun (expose to sun)
• sȕnčati seto sunbathe
• sȗncesun
• sȕncobrānparasol
• suncokreta sunflower
• suòčiti se sato face, confront (+ Instr.)
• sȕpasoup; broth
• suparnika rival
• sȕpergreat; super (colloquial, indeclinable)
• superheroja superhero
• supermarketa supermarket
• supersilaa superpower
• supicaa little soup (fond)
• suprotancontrary (u suprotnom, otherwise)
• suprotnothe other way round (suprotno od, contrary to)
• suprotstáviti seto oppose, to stand up to (+ Dat.)
• sȕprugspouse (husband)
• sȕprugaspouse (wife)
• supstàncaa substance
• sȕptīlansubtle (of a hint or a distinction)
• sušaa drought
• súseda neighbour; the person next door (neutral; in speech, komšija)
• susedanneighbouring (susedne zemlje)
• susedovthe neighbour’s
• sušendried
• susetkaa neighbour (female; in speech usually komšinica)
• súšitito dry
• susretan encounter (a chance or long-awaited meeting)
• sustanara flatmate (neutral; colloquial cimer)
• suštinathe essence, the gist
• suštinskifundamental, of substance
• sútondusk (literary; the ordinary word is sumrak)
• sȕtratomorrow
• sutradanthe next day, the following day
• sutrašnjitomorrow’s
• suvdry, not wet
• suvènīrsouvenir
• suverenìtētsovereignty
• suvlasnika co-owner
• sȗvodry
• sȗvo vòćedried fruit
• suvonjavscrawny
• sȕzaa tear
• svàdbaa wedding (the celebration), a wedding reception
• svȁdbenī obìčajiwedding customs
• svȁđaa quarrel, a fight, an argument (heated)
• svȁđati seto quarrel, to argue
• svȁka čȁstwell done!; hats off, respect (praise); ironic after a blunder: well…
• Svȁka ptȉca svȍme jȁtu lètībirds of a feather flock together (literally ‘every bird to its…
• svȁkākocertainly, definitely; by all means (also “in any case”: Svakako…
• svȁkīeach; every
• svȁkī dȃnevery day
• svakoeveryone, everybody
• svanućethe break of day (from svanuti)
• svanutito dawn (perfective of svitati; svanulo je, day broke)
• svaštaall sorts of things
• svàstikasister-in-law (wife’s sister)
• svȁta wedding guest (usually plural)
• svatkoeveryone (Croatian; Serbian svako)
• svȅeverything; all; ever more (+ comparative)
• svȅ dȍkas long as, all the while (+ imperfective); until (sve dok ne)
• sve po staromsame as ever
• svȅ u svèmuall in all, on the whole (summing up)
• svéćacandle
• svèčansolemn, ceremonial; festive (of a dinner, of clothes)
• svećenika priest (Croatian; Serbian sveštenik)
• svèćicaa small candle, a candle (on a cake)
• svedočanstvoa school report, a school-leaving certificate
• svedòčēnjetestimony, the giving of evidence
• svedočitito testify, to give evidence (imperfective)
• svèdokwitness
• svejèdnoall the same; either way
• svèkarfather-in-law (husband’s father)
• svȅkrvamother-in-law (husband’s mother)
• svȅmīruniverse, space
• svemoćanalmighty, all-powerful
• sveobuhvatancomprehensive, all-embracing
• svȅskaan exercise book, a notebook
• svȇstconsciousness, awareness (feminine; conscience is savest)
• svestanaware (of: + Gen.; svestan sam toga, I am aware of it)
• svèštenīkpriest
• svȅstito reduce (to something: na + Acc.); to settle (accounts)
• svestranversatile, all-round
• svȇtthe world; people (colloquial: lots of people)
• svétacsaint
• Svȇtī NìkolaSt Nicholas
• Svȇtī SávaSaint Sava (the first Serbian archbishop, patron of schools)
• svȅtloa light (a lamp, the lights); light- (svetlo plav “light blue”)
• svȅtlōstlight (feminine)
• svetlozelenlight green
• svetlucatito glimmer (imperfective)
• svȅtonazora worldview (bookish; also pogled na svet)
• svètskīworld (as in world war), worldwide, global
• sveučilištea university (Croatian; Serbian univerzitet)
• svežfresh (svež, sveža, sveže)
• svȇž vȁzduhfresh air
• svȅžefresh
• sveznajućiall-knowing
• sveznalicaa know-it-all (informal)
• svȉeveryone; all (plural)
• svibanjMay (Croatian; Serbian maj)
• svideti seto like (+ Dat. of the liker; perfective of sviđati se)
• sviđati seto appeal to, to be liked by (+ Dat.)
• svilasilk
• svilensilk (svilena marama)
• svínjapig
• svìnjetinapork
• svìrāča musician, a player (of an instrument)
• sviralaa shepherd’s pipe
• svírānjeplaying music
• svíratito play (music)
• svirkaa gig (svirka uživo, live music)
• svitanjedaybreak
• svitatito get light, to dawn (imperfective; sviće, day is breaking)
• svojone’s own (my, his, her… of the subject); one’s own people, family…
• svojeglavheadstrong
• svojèručnī pȍtpisa handwritten signature, a signature in one’s own hand
• svojèručnoin one’s own hand (written, signed)
• svȍjevremenoat the time, back then, once
• svojinaproperty, ownership
• svójstvoan attribute, a property (of a thing; a character trait is osobina)
• svraćatito drop in (imperfective of svratiti)
• svratitito drop by, to pop in (perfective)
• svrbetito itch (+ Acc.)
• svr̀haa purpose; the point (what is the point?)
• svȑha putòvānjapurpose of travel, purpose of the visit (the officer’s question)
• svȑha ȕplatepurpose of payment, payment purpose (field on a payment slip)
• svudaeverywhere