čovek
See also: cövek
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
- čȍvjek (Ijekavian)
- čovik, človik (Ikavian, Chakavian)
- človek (archaic, Kajkavian)
- človjek (obsolete)
- čoek, čojek, čȏk (regional, colloquial)
Etymology
From older človek, from Proto-Slavic *čьlověkъ, *čelověkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kelawaikas.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃôʋek/, /t͡ʃǒʋek/
- Hyphenation: čo‧vek
Noun
čȍvek or čòvek m anim (Cyrillic spelling чо̏век or чо̀век) (Ekavian)
- man, person
- jeste li vid(j)eli ovog čov(j)eka? ― have you seen this man?
- ti si mrtav čov(j)ek ― you're a dead man
- zanemarite čov(j)eka iza zav(j)ese ― pay no attention to the man behind the curtain
- human
- ne želim biti čov(j)ek, želim biti robot! ― I don't want to be human, I want to be a robot!
- nisi zao, samo si...čov(j)ek ― you're not evil, you're just...human
- person of integrity, mensch
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | čȍvek | ljȗdi |
| genitive | čovèka | ljúdī |
| dative | čovèku | ljúdima |
| accusative | čovèka | ljȗde |
| vocative | čȍveče | ljȗdi |
| locative | čovèku | ljúdima |
| instrumental | čovèkom | ljúdima |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | čòvek | ljȗdi |
| genitive | čòveka | ljúdī |
| dative | čòveku | ljúdima |
| accusative | čòveka | ljȗde |
| vocative | čȍveče | ljȗdi |
| locative | čòveku | ljúdima |
| instrumental | čòvekom | ljúdima |
Archaic or dialectal plural
| plural | |
|---|---|
| nominative | čòveci |
| genitive | čoveka |
| dative | čovecima |
| accusative | čoveke |
| vocative | čoveci |
| locative | čovecima |
| instrumental | čovecima |
References
- “čovek”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
- “čovek”, in Речник српскохрватскога књижевног језика [Rečnik srpskohrvatskoga književnog jezika, Dictionary of the Serbo-Croatian Literary Language] (in Serbo-Croatian), Друго фототипско издање [Second Phototype Edition], volume 6, Novi Sad; Zagreb: Matica srpska; Matica hrvatska, 1967–1976, published 1990, page 891
- Miroslav Nikolić, editor (2007), “čovek”, in Речник српскога језика [Rečnik srpskoga jezika, Dictionary of the Serbian Language] (in Serbo-Croatian), Прво издање [First Edition], Novi Sad: Matica srpska, page 1520
- Đuro Daničić, Matija Valjavac, Pero Budmani, editor (1884–1886), “čòvjek”, in Rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika[1] (in Serbo-Croatian), volume 2, Zagreb: JAZU, page 68