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bratić male cousin
sestrična female cousin
šogor sister’s husband / brother of the spouse (brother-in-law)
šogorica brother’s wife / sister of the spouse (sister-in-law)
Besides these terms, there are other, archaic terms used in some regions, which are
much more precise. They are seldom used nowadays in Croatia.
Additionally, there are two group and two generic terms:
obitelj f (close) family
rodbina wider family, all relatives
rođak male relative of any kind
rođakinja female relative of any kind
Take care that obitelj is a feminine noun ending in a consonant. For instance:
Antina obitelj N živi u Splitu DL . Ante’s family lives in Split.
There’s a lot of regional variations in terms for family members, especially males.
These are just some alternative terms (with region in brackets):
ćaća m Dad (coast, except Dubrovnik)
barba m any uncle (coast, except Dubrovnik)
dundo (dund-) m any uncle (Dubrovnik)
čiko (A -u) m any uncle (Slavonia)
nono (non-) m Grandpa (coast)
nona Grandma (coast)
familija family (many regions)
In many regions – including Zagreb – there’s no distinction between three uncles –
stric, tetak (tetk-) and ujak – and the local term for uncle is frequently used by
children to address any non-related adult male.
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® Instead of susjed and susjeda, words komšija m and komšinica prevail in Serbia
and Bosnia, both are also heard in Slavonia, a region of Croatia.
Instead of kolegica, koleginica is used in Serbia and parts of Bosnia.
Instead of tetak (tetk-), the word teča m is used in Serbia (but not in Bosnia).
In Bosnia, the word daidža m is frequently used for mother’s brother, while amidža
m is father’s brother.
Instead of punica, the word tašta is used in Serbia and most of Bosnia.
Forms kćer and kćerka are accepted as standard in Bosnia and Serbia. In addition to
snaha, forms snaja and snajka are frequent in Serbia, Bosnia, and some parts of
Croatia.