vjeđa

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• vȅđa (Ekavian)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *věďa. Compare vȋd, vȉdjeti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋjêd͡ʑa/
• Hyphenation: vje‧đa

Noun

vjȅđa f (Cyrillic spelling вје̏ђа)

1. (literary, medicine, anatomy) eyelid
2. (colloquial, anatomy) eyebrow

Usage notes

The more common word in non-medical/technical parlance for eyelid is kapak, but vjeđa is generally understood.

Declension

Declension of vjeđa

	singular	plural
nominative	vjȅđa	vjeđe
genitive	vjeđe	vjȇđā
dative	vjeđi	vjeđama
accusative	vjeđu	vjeđe
vocative	vjeđo	vjeđe
locative	vjeđi	vjeđama
instrumental	vjeđom	vjeđama

Synonyms

• (eyelid): kàpak
• (eyebrow): ȍbrva

References

• “vjeđa”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024