človjek

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čьlověkъ, *čelověkъ.

Noun

človjek m (Cyrillic spelling чловјек)

  1. (obsolete) person; man; human
    • 1563, Dinko Ranjina, Pjesni Razlike, No. 368, U zloreka zavidnika:
      ka ptica ni ptica, koja li žive vik,
      i ki lijes ni drvo, ki človjek nije človik?
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 16th century, Mavro Vetranović, Pjesanca Fenici:
      Mimo sve na saj svijet, što višnji bog sazda,
      človjek se može rijet, da u taj vez upada;
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 16th century, Šiško Menčetić, Draže nî človjeku poslušat ner meni (No. 229 of Ranjina's Miscellany):
      Draže nî človjeku poslušat ner meni;
      nu što ćeš da reku, moj cvite rumeni?
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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