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zastava

Overview
Word " zastava "
- Word " ⰸⰰⱄⱅⰰⰲⰰ "
- Word " застава "
Word " barjak "
- Word " ⰱⰰⱃⰻⰰⰽ "
- Word " стијег "
Word " stijeg "
- Word " барјак "
- Word " ⱂⰾⰰⰿⰵⱀⰰⱌ "
Word " plamenac "
- Word " ⱄⱅⰹⰻⰵⰳ "
- Word " пламенац " About Croatian:
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Overview

Of course, the everyday speach and use does not differentiante among these finesses — and the three words "zastava", "barjak" and "stijeg" are virtually synonyms.
Željko Heimer, 16 Aug 2007

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Word " zastava "

Word:

zastava

Script:

Latin

Etym. family:

*za-stav-

Noun class:

♀ (feminine)

Meaning:

flag

Identicals:

4 other wordforms

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According to my research, "zastava" is a default, all-encompasing generical term, and by the far most used version.
Željko Heimer, 16 Aug 2007

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Word " ⰸⰰⱄⱅⰰⰲⰰ "

Word:

ⰸⰰⱄⱅⰰⰲⰰ

Transliteration:

zastava

Script:

Glagolitic

Variant:

historical/residual form of "zastava"

Identicals:

2 other wordforms

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Word " застава "

Word:

застава

Transliteration:

zastava

Script:

Cyrillic

Variant:

historical/residual form of "zastava"

Identicals:

3 other wordforms

Remarks:

form in Western Cyrillic

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Word " barjak "

Word:

barjak

Script:

Etym. family:

Meaning:

Identicals:

"Barjak" is a word derived from Turkish "bayrak", often used in poetry and “poetical” use, but also it refers to such kind of flags that may deserve to get into poems — if you know what I mean — like the military colours and similar.
Željko Heimer, 16 Aug 2007

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Word " ⰱⰰⱃⰻⰰⰽ "

Word:

ⰱⰰⱃⰻⰰⰽ

Transliteration:

barjak

Script:

Glagolitic

Variant:

historical/residual form of "barjak"

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Word " стијег "

Word:

стијег

Transliteration:

stijeg

Script:

Cyrillic

Variant:

historical/residual form of "barjak"

Remarks:

form in Western Cyrillic

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Word " stijeg "

Word:

stijeg

Script:

Latin

Etym. family:

*steg

Meaning:

standard

"Steg/ stijeg" is parallel to English "standard" — the flag that denotes the "standing / standpoint" of its owner. In this regard it is reserved for the postional flags, more or less. It is also a prefered term for the flag staff (“man-high”, but even for the flag pole, although there are others for that use as well).
Željko Heimer, 16 Aug 2007

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