Serbian words starting with Š

• šȁhchess
• šàjkačaa šajkača (the traditional Serbian cap with a V-shaped crown)
• šȁkaa hand (below the wrist); a handful
• šȁlscarf
• šálaa joke (neutral; a joke with a punchline is vic; without the hat…
• šȁlitito joke; to joke around; to hoax; to jest
• šáliti seto joke; to jest (neutral; colloquially zezati se)
• šaljivplayful, joking
• šaljivdžijaa joker
• šàltera counter, a window (at a post office, a bank)
• Šalu na stranujoking aside
• šampìōnchampion
• šàmpōnshampoo
• šȁnkbar counter; the bar (the counter)
• šȁnsachance
• šápapaw
• šȁpāta whisper
• šapnutito whisper once, to say in a whisper (perfective of šaptati)
• šaptatito whisper (imperfective; once: šapnuti)
• šàrancarp
• šargarépacarrot
• šȁtortent
• šatrosupposedly, just for show (slang)
• šatrovačkišatrovački, Serbian back slang with swapped syllables
• šèćersugar
• šećeranaa sugar factory
• šȅfboss (neutral; šef odseka, head of section; šefe, half-joking to a…
• šeficaa woman boss
• šegrtan apprentice
• šemaa diagram, a scheme
• šȅrovatito share a post (neutral deliti)
• šérpasaucepan (low, with handles)
• šèšīrhat
• šȇstsix
• šestisixth
• šesticaa six (a university mark: 6 is a pass; a route number)
• šestinaone sixth (1/6)
• šestomesečnisix-month
• šestoricasix (men)
• šestoroa group of six (children, mixed company)
• šétāmI walk, I go for a walk; I stroll
• šetatito walk, to stroll (imperfective)
• šétati psȁto walk the dog
• šétnjawalk
• šezdèsētsixty
• šifraa password, a PIN, a code (colloquial); a cipher
• šȉfra délatnostian activity code, business activity code (in the register)
• šifròvānjeencryption
• šijathe nape of the neck (nije šija nego vrat, six of one, half a dozen…
• širinawidth
• širokwide, broad
• šȉšānjehaircut
• šíšatito cut (hair), to give a haircut
• škljocclick
• škȏlaschool
• školáracschoolchild
• školovati seto be educated, to study (imperfective)
• školska slavathe school slava (St Sava’s Day, 27 January)
• školskischool (školska godina)
• škripatito creak (imperfective)
• škȑtstingy
• šlȃgwhipped cream (on cakes, in coffee)
• šlȁmpavsloppy, untidy; slapdash
• šlȅp slȕžbaa towing service, breakdown recovery, a tow truck
• šlȅpatito tow (a car)
• šljȉvaplum
• šljȉvovicaplum brandy, plum rakija, slivovitz
• šminkamake-up
• šmìnkatito make up (one's face); to apply make-up; (fig.) to embellish, to…
• šnȉclaa schnitzel, a cutlet (Wiener schnitzel is bečka)
• šofera driver (colloquial; neutral vozač)
• šóljacup
• šopingshopping
• šȍpskā salátashopska salad
• špagetispaghetti
• špȁjzpantry, larder (colloquial; standard ostava)
• špedícijafreight forwarding; a forwarding agency
• špicrush hour (colloquial)
• špijunažaespionage
• špȉla pack (of cards), a deck (of cards)
• špòretstove; cooker
• šrȁfscrew
• šràfcīgerscrewdriver (the everyday word; standard odvijač)
• štȁwhat (in questions)
• štȁ ćešwhat can you do, what can one do (literally ‘what will you?’)
• štȁ da se rȃdīwhat can you do
• štȁ ȉmāwhat’s up?, what’s new? (casual greeting among friends)
• štȁ znȃmI dunno; who knows (hedging)
• štȁmpathe press; printing
• štàmpāčprinter
• štampanprinted (štampanim slovima, in block letters)
• štȁmpanīm slòvimain block capitals, in block letters (on a form)
• štȃmpatito print
• štapa stick, a walking stick
• štaš(colloquial) what can you do — šta ćeš
• štàvišemoreover, what is more (bookish; adds a stronger point)
• štédetito save (money); to economise (imperfective; perfective uštedeti)
• štèdljivthrifty, frugal (-ljiv means prone to: strpljiv)
• štédnjasavings; saving (of money, energy)
• štȅkera plug (colloquial; standard utikač); a socket (standard utičnica)
• štènepuppy
• štȅtadamage; a loss (damage); what a pity! (as an exclamation)
• štȅtanharmful
• štȋta shield (literal and figurative)
• štȉtnā žlézdathe thyroid, thyroid gland
• štowhat; that (linking; after glad, thanks); which (colloquial); why…
• štȍ da newhy not
• štȍ je tȗ jeit is what it is
• štȍ se tȉčeas for, as regards
• štȍ vȉše, tȏ bȍljethe more the better (pattern: the more… the more…)
• štókavskīShtokavian (named after što/šta, ‘what’; the base of the standard…
• štȏsa gag, a stunt; the trick (colloquial: what’s the trick?)
• štrajka strike
• ŠtrȁndŠtrand (Novi Sad’s beach on the Danube)
• štrȅberswot, nerd (mildly insulting; better to recognise than to say)
• štrudlastrudel
• šȕmaa forest, woods
• ŠumàdijaŠumadija
• šúrākbrother-in-law (wife’s brother)
• šuštatito rustle
• švercovatito smuggle (imperfective; švercovati se, to dodge the fare)
• švȅrcovati seto fare-dodge, to ride without a ticket (colloquial; without se, to…