vjeđa

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *věďa. Compare vȋd, vȉdjeti.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʋjêd͡ʑa/
  • Hyphenation: vje‧đa

Noun

vjȅđa f (Cyrillic spelling вје̏ђа)

  1. (literary, medicine, anatomy) eyelid
  2. (colloquial, anatomy) eyebrow

Usage notes

The more common word in non-medical/technical parlance for eyelid is kapak, but vjeđa is generally understood.

Declension
Declension of vjeđa
singular plural
nominative vjȅđa vjeđe
genitive vjeđe vjȇđā
dative vjeđi vjeđama
accusative vjeđu vjeđe
vocative vjeđo vjeđe
locative vjeđi vjeđama
instrumental vjeđom vjeđama

Synonyms

References
  • “vjeđa” in Hrvatski jezični portal
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