rođak
/rôd͡ʑaːk/Latin, masculine
The Bosnian word for cousin is rođak. Wiktionary also lists bratić and bratučed.
Meaning: child of a person’s parent’s brother or sister (noun)
Ways to say it
| Bosnian | IPA | Note |
|---|---|---|
| rođak | /rôd͡ʑaːk/ | Latin, masculine |
| bratić | /brâtit͡ɕ/ | Latin, masculine |
| bratučed | Latin, masculine | |
| bratučeda | Latin, feminine | |
| drugobratučed | Latin, masculine | |
| drugobratučeda | Latin, feminine |
The term rođak is used to refer to a cousin, the child of a person’s parent’s brother or sister. In everyday spoken Bosnian, rođak is the most common way to refer to a cousin regardless of gender or specific lineage.
Which one should you use?
rođak is a general term for a cousin that does not specify which side of the family they are from. In contrast, bratić or bratučed specifically imply a connection through a brother.
How does it change in a sentence?
The feminine form of the general term rođak is rođaka. To refer to cousins in the plural, use rođaci.
How do you pronounce it?
/rôdʑaːk/
Did you know?
- The root of rođak is rod, which is an ancient Slavic word for 'kin' or 'clan' and is also the root for the word 'birth' in Bosnian.
- In some contexts, using the word rođak can be much broader than 'cousin', sometimes implying a distant relative or even a person from the same ethnic group.
- In Bosnian, the term bratić uses the suffix -ić, which is a diminutive that implies 'little' or 'son of', similar to how many Bosnian surnames are formed.
Examples in context
- Idem u kino s bratom od strica.I'm going to the movies with my male cousin
- Sestra od strica mi je najbolja prijateljica.My female cousin is my best friend
- Rođak mi dolazi iz Zenice.My cousin is coming from Zenica
- Idem u Mostar s bratkom.I'm going to Mostar with my male cousin
- On je moj rođak.He is my cousin.
- Moj rođak dolazi iz Sarajeva.My cousin is coming from Sarajevo.
- Da li je on tvoj rođak?Is he your cousin?
Example conversation
Amar and Lejla are talking about a family gathering.
- AmarVidi ko dolazi, to je tvoj rođak.Look who is coming, it is your cousin.
- LejlaDa, to je moj rođak Marko.Yes, that is my cousin Marko.
- AmarOn je veoma ljubazan čovjek.He is a very kind man.
- LejlaSlažem se, on je super.I agree, he is great.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “cousin” translations and entries rođak, bratić, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries bratić, rođak, CC BY-SA 4.0.
