veštica

Balkan Romani

Etymology

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian veštica.

Noun

veštica f

  1. (Kosovo Arli) witch

References
  • “veštica” in Kosovo Arli Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *věščica.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʋěʃtit͡sa/
  • Hyphenation: ve‧šti‧ca

Noun

vèštica f (Cyrillic spelling вѐштица)

  1. witch, sorceress
  2. harridan, hag

Declension
Declension of veštica
singular plural
nominative veštica veštice
genitive veštice veštica
dative veštici vešticama
accusative vešticu veštice
vocative veštice veštice
locative veštici vešticama
instrumental vešticom vešticama

Descendants
  • → Balkan Romani: veštica
  • → Vlax Romani: veštica

Vlax Romani

Etymology

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian veštica.

Noun

veštica f

  1. (Banatiski Gurbet, Sremski Gurbet) witch

References
  • “veštica” in Banatiski Gurbet Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
  • “veštica” in Sremski Gurbet Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
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