gornji

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Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gorьnъ. Cognates include Czech horní.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɡôːrɲiː/
  • Hyphenation: gor‧nji

Adjective[edit]

gȏrnjī (Cyrillic spelling го̑рњӣ)

  1. upper, top
    Antonym: donji
  2. eastern
    Antonym: donji

Usage notes[edit]

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 more eastern, the other more western, e.g. Donji Humac and Gornji Humac

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Further reading[edit]

  • gornji” in Hrvatski jezični portal