gornji

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

gȏrnjī (Cyrillic spelling го̑рњӣ)

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

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

Declension

Further reading

  • gornji” in Hrvatski jezični portal
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