donji

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

dȏnjī (Cyrillic spelling до̑њӣ)

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

Usage notes

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

Further reading

  • donji” in Hrvatski jezični portal
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