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Easy Croaan (rev. 47b) / 29 Plural of Masculine Nouns and Adjecves 172 / 600Serbia. In the coastal areas of Croatia, the word botun is common for button.The form nosevi is accepted as standard in Serbia, besides nosovi.The masculine singular form bol m pain is much more frequent in Serbia.In Serbia, the word dio (dijel-) m part has an unexpected “Ekavian” form deo (del-)m; the plural is the expected delovi.Serbian standard orthography allows only spellings like reci, preci, etc.• ExamplesFor example, you can see here the plural of ruksak backpack – ruksaci:(The term školske torbe is N-pl of školska torba school bag; školski is an adjectivederived from škola school; forming such adjectives will be explained in 33 SchoolYard and Bunk Bed: Relations. Yes, the English phrase is an original part of theposter.)• Something Possibly InterestingIf you’re puzzled why almost all one-syllable nouns get -ov- in plural, the likelyanswer is this: 1400 years ago, there was a small, but frequently used group ofmasculine nouns, called u-nouns. Nouns sin son and dom home were among them(they had a bit different shape back then). They had special case endings, some ofthem containing -ov-.From these nouns, the inserted -ov- in plural has spread to almost all one-syllablemasculine nouns.Croatian standard language manuals universally condemn forms like noseve (A-pl ofnos), despite that form being 7 times more common (on the Internet) than nosove,since they break the rule when the e-endings are used. In speech, forms nosevi andnoseve prevail almost completely. This is a textbook example of languageprescriptivism, i.e. forcing a rule that’s not respected in the language as it’s really
Easy Croaan (rev. 47b) / 29 Plural of Masculine Nouns and Adjecves 173 / 600used.Spelling of nouns such as predak, sudac as so on is a matter of endless debate andsmall differences in various spelling manuals published by various institutions inCroatia.Do you still think Croatian spelling is phonetic, obvious and simple?• ExerciseComplete the following sentences:______________(a) ____(b) žedni. People are thirsty.Goran gleda ________________(c). Goran is watching swans.Ana reže __________(d). Ana is cutting (i.e. trimming) her nails.Čekamo __________(e). We’re waiting for the guests.Tražimo __________________(f). We’re looking for the keys.________(g) trče. Dogs are running.______________(h) su u vlaku. The travelers are in the train.____________(i) su u ladici. Knives are in the drawer.To su bili ________(j) ________________(k). These were my beginnings.______________(l) su rijetki. Successes are rare.Check answers here.
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Serbia. In the coastal areas of Croatia, the word botun is common for button.
The form nosevi is accepted as standard in Serbia, besides nosovi.
The masculine singular form bol m pain is much more frequent in Serbia.
In Serbia, the word dio (dijel-) m part has an unexpected “Ekavian” form deo (del-)
m; the plural is the expected delovi.
Serbian standard orthography allows only spellings like reci, preci, etc.
• Examples
For example, you can see here the plural of ruksak backpack – ruksaci:
(The term školske torbe is N-pl of školska torba school bag; školski is an adjective
derived from škola school; forming such adjectives will be explained in 33 School
Yard and Bunk Bed: Relations. Yes, the English phrase is an original part of the
poster.)
• Something Possibly Interesting
If you’re puzzled why almost all one-syllable nouns get -ov- in plural, the likely
answer is this: 1400 years ago, there was a small, but frequently used group of
masculine nouns, called u-nouns. Nouns sin son and dom home were among them
(they had a bit different shape back then). They had special case endings, some of
them containing -ov-.
From these nouns, the inserted -ov- in plural has spread to almost all one-syllable
masculine nouns.
Croatian standard language manuals universally condemn forms like noseve (A-pl of
nos), despite that form being 7 times more common (on the Internet) than nosove,
since they break the rule when the e-endings are used. In speech, forms nosevi and
noseve prevail almost completely. This is a textbook example of language
prescriptivism, i.e. forcing a rule that’s not respected in the language as it’s really
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