donji

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Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dolьnъ. Cognates include Czech dolní.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /dôːɲiː/
  • Hyphenation: do‧nji

Adjective

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dȏnjī (Cyrillic spelling до̑њӣ)

  1. lower
    Antonym: gornji
    Donji Grada part of Zagreb, literally "Lower Town"
  2. western
    Antonym: gornji

Usage notes

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donji and gornji are often used in the names of twin settlements, one on the mountain, one in the valley, e.g. Donji Lapac and Gornji Lapac, or one eastern the other western, e.g. Donji Humac and Gornji Humac.

Declension

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Further reading

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