leđa
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lęďa, *lędvьje.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lěːd͡ʑa/
- Hyphenation: le‧đa
Noun
léđa n pl (Cyrillic spelling ле́ђа)
- (plural only) back
- Da li želiš utrljati malo losiona na moja leđa? ― Do you want to rub some lotion on my back?
- Bole me leđa. ― My back hurts.
- Lezi s rukama iza leđa! ― Lie down with your hands behind your back!
- Lezi na leđa. ― lie on your back.
- idiomatic and figurative meanings
- okrenuti nekome leđa ― to turn one's back on somebody
- raditi iza nečijih leđa ― to work behind somebody's back
- podmetnuti leđa ― to shoulder, take on
- čuvati nečija leđa ― to watch somebody's back
Declension
Declension of leđa
| plural | |
|---|---|
| nominative | léđa |
| genitive | léđā |
| dative | leđima |
| accusative | leđa |
| vocative | leđa |
| locative | leđima |
| instrumental | leđima |
Derived terms
References
- “leđa” in Hrvatski jezični portal
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