ratnik
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ortьnikъ. By surface analysis, rat (“war”) + nik.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /râtniːk/
- Hyphenation: rat‧nik
Noun
rȁtnīk m anim (Cyrillic spelling ра̏тнӣк)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ratnik | ratnici |
| genitive | ratnika | ratnika |
| dative | ratniku | ratnicima |
| accusative | ratnika | ratnike |
| vocative | ratniče | ratnici |
| locative | ratniku | ratnicima |
| instrumental | ratnikom | ratnicima |
Further reading
- “ratnik”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026