žestok

== Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žestokъ. Cognate to Russian жёсткий (žóstkij). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʒěstok/ Hyphenation: žes‧tok === Adjective === žèstok (Cyrillic spelling жѐсток, definite žèstokī, comparative žȅšćī) severe, violent, bitter žestoka borba ― violent battle strong, pungent (e.g. of drinks) žestoko piće ― pungent drink ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== žèstokōst ==== Related terms ==== žȇst žestìna === Further reading === “žestok”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026