Objaviliobjavile

Objaviliobjavile is a coined term used in linguistic discussions of South Slavic languages to denote the concatenation of two past-tense plural forms of the verb objaviti. The verb objaviti means “to publish” or “to announce.” In standard Croatian, Serbian, and Bosnian grammar, objavili is the masculine or mixed plural past tense, while objavile is the feminine plural past tense. The sequence objaviliobjavile—two distinct grammatical forms placed together to form a single orthographic unit—has no place in standard orthography. It is encountered mainly as an illustrative example in discussions about gender, number, and agreement in past-tense verb forms, or as a playful edge-case in linguistic puzzles and language-meme contexts. It is not a dictionary headword and does not imply any combined tense or aspect.

Usage notes: As a constructed form, objaviliobjavile can serve to demonstrate how gendered forms are used in Slavic languages, and how orthographic boundaries treat concatenation. It may also raise questions about inclusivity and how to handle gender in language, although such considerations are not a formal part of the term.

Example: In discussions, objaviliobjavile is sometimes cited as an illustrative example of the coexistence of masculine and feminine plural endings within one token, but it is not standard practice in writing.

See also: objaviti; past tense in South Slavic languages; gender in grammar; linguistic morphology; portmanteau in linguistics.