noun · neuter
Serā̆ium
Serā̆ium n (genitive Serā̆iī)
Classical[sɛˈraː.jũː]Ecclesiastical[seˈraː.jum]
Meaning
- EcclesiasticalLatinSarajevo, capital city of Bosnia-Herzegovina
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Serā̆ium | — |
| genitive | Serā̆iī Serā̆ī | — |
| dative | Serā̆iō | — |
| accusative | Serā̆ium | — |
| ablative | Serā̆iō | — |
| vocative | Serā̆ium | — |
| locative | Serā̆iī | — |
Origins
Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Sarajevo, by re-analyzing -evo as the Slavic derivational suffix -ov, rather than etymologically as Turkish ova (“plains”); alternatively, borrowed from Ottoman Turkish سرای بوسنه (Saray-Bosna) with the second half lost as it simply means Bosnia. As the first part is from Classical Persian سرای (sarāy, “house, palace”), the a could be rendered long by Neo-Latinists.