Narednu

Narednu is a linguistic form that appears in some South Slavic languages as an inflected form derived from the root nare- or nary- meaning to order or arrange. It is not typically listed as a standalone lemma in major dictionaries, but rather occurs in dialectal or historical texts as part of inflectional patterns associated with commands or directives.

Etymology and related forms trace to the verb narediti (to order, to command) or the noun naredba (order, decree). The common semantic thread across related forms is instruction, command, or arrangement, and nare- helps connect a derivative form to these concepts in various expressions.

In morphology, n arednu can function as an inflected element that agrees with surrounding words in a sentence, with its exact role and agreement pattern varying by language and regional usage. The form is more typical in older, regional, or dialectal varieties than in contemporary standard language, where other equivalents are usually preferred.

Usage and locale: occurrences are often tied to historical administrative or legal language from medieval to early modern periods, especially in Balkan dialects that preserve archaic inflectional patterns. In modern standard Croatian, Bosnian, and Serbian, related common words such as naredba (order, decree) and narediti (to order) are preferred, and naren- nu may appear mainly in quotations, regional speech, or texts that reflect historical language.

Notes: there is no widely recognized standalone definition of "narednu" in English-language lexicons; it is primarily a form tied to a broader Slavic verbal-nominal family meaning “to order” or “to arrange.”

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