predsjednik

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Serbo-Croatian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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pred- +‎ sjediti +‎ -nik. Attested since the first half of the 19th century, and most likely a calque of German Vorsitzender and Latin praesidens, judging from Google Books search.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /prěːdsjedniːk/
  • Hyphenation: pred‧sjed‧nik

Noun

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prédsjednīk m (Cyrillic spelling пре́дсједнӣк)

  1. chairman
  2. president

Declension

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