crn

See also: črn

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• črn (obsolete, dialectal)
• čarn (obsolete, Kajkavian)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čьrnъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kiršnas, from Proto-Indo-European *kr̥snós.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡sr̩̂ːn/

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Adjective

cȓn (Cyrillic spelling цр̑н, definite cȓnī, comparative cȑnjī)

1. black
2. swarthy, dusky
3. sable
4. unlucky, bad
5. wicked, heinous
6. Used to express anger or frustration with someone or something

   Razbio si vrata u školi, sine, crni sine! ― You broke the door at school, son, goddamnit son!

   Jel si video moj video? Kakav crni video? ― Have you seen my video? What freaking video?

   Ima neku zaštitu na serveru, niko ga neće hakovati. Ma kakva crna zaštita? ― He got some protection on his server, nobody will hack him. What protection, goddamnit? / What protection? Protection, my ass!

Declension

positive indefinite forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		crn	crna	crno
genitive		crna	crne	crna
dative		crnu	crnoj	crnu
accusative	inanimate animate	crn crna	crnu	crno
vocative		crn	crna	crno
locative		crnu	crnoj	crnu
instrumental		crnim	crnom	crnim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		crni	crne	crna
genitive		crnih	crnih	crnih
dative		crnim(a)	crnim(a)	crnim(a)
accusative		crne	crne	crna
vocative		crni	crne	crna
locative		crnim(a)	crnim(a)	crnim(a)
instrumental		crnim(a)	crnim(a)	crnim(a)

positive definite forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		crni	crna	crno
genitive		crnog(a)	crne	crnog(a)
dative		crnom(u/e)	crnoj	crnom(u/e)
accusative	inanimate animate	crni crnog(a)	crnu	crno
vocative		crni	crna	crno
locative		crnom(e/u)	crnoj	crnom(e/u)
instrumental		crnim	crnom	crnim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		crni	crne	crna
genitive		crnih	crnih	crnih
dative		crnim(a)	crnim(a)	crnim(a)
accusative		crne	crne	crna
vocative		crni	crne	crna
locative		crnim(a)	crnim(a)	crnim(a)
instrumental		crnim(a)	crnim(a)	crnim(a)

comparative forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		crnji	crnja	crnje
genitive		crnjeg(a)	crnje	crnjeg(a)
dative		crnjem(u)	crnjoj	crnjem(u)
accusative	inanimate animate	crnji crnjeg(a)	crnju	crnje
vocative		crnji	crnja	crnje
locative		crnjem(u)	crnjoj	crnjem(u)
instrumental		crnjim	crnjom	crnjim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		crnji	crnje	crnja
genitive		crnjih	crnjih	crnjih
dative		crnjim(a)	crnjim(a)	crnjim(a)
accusative		crnje	crnje	crnja
vocative		crnji	crnje	crnja
locative		crnjim(a)	crnjim(a)	crnjim(a)
instrumental		crnjim(a)	crnjim(a)	crnjim(a)

superlative forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		najcrnji	najcrnja	najcrnje
genitive		najcrnjeg(a)	najcrnje	najcrnjeg(a)
dative		najcrnjem(u)	najcrnjoj	najcrnjem(u)
accusative	inanimate animate	najcrnji najcrnjeg(a)	najcrnju	najcrnje
vocative		najcrnji	najcrnja	najcrnje
locative		najcrnjem(u)	najcrnjoj	najcrnjem(u)
instrumental		najcrnjim	najcrnjom	najcrnjim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		najcrnji	najcrnje	najcrnja
genitive		najcrnjih	najcrnjih	najcrnjih
dative		najcrnjim(a)	najcrnjim(a)	najcrnjim(a)
accusative		najcrnje	najcrnje	najcrnja
vocative		najcrnji	najcrnje	najcrnja
locative		najcrnjim(a)	najcrnjim(a)	najcrnjim(a)
instrumental		najcrnjim(a)	najcrnjim(a)	najcrnjim(a)

See also

Colors in Serbo-Croatian · boje / боје (layout · text)

bijel／бијел, beo／бео	siv／сив, sinji／сињи	crn／црн
crven／црвен, rumen／румен	narandžast／наранџаст, narančast／наранчаст; smeđ／смеђ, braon／браон	žut／жут; žut／жут
zelen／зелен	zelen／зелен
tirkizan／тиркизан, cijan／цијан; tirkizan／тиркизан	plav／плав	modar／модар
ljubičast／љубичаст; modar／модар, indigo／индиго	ljubičast／љубичаст, magenta／магента; ljubičast／љубичаст	ružičast／ружичаст, roza／роза

References

• “crn”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024