Serbo-Croatian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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пред- +‎ сједити +‎ -ник. Attested since the first half of the 19th century, and most likely a calque of German Vorsitzender and Latin praeses, judging from Google Books search.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /prěːdsjedniːk/
  • Hyphenation: пред‧сјед‧ник

Noun

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пре́дсједнӣк m (Latin spelling prédsjednīk)

  1. president

Declension

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