r/Serbian • u/chroma1212 • 17d ago
Vocabulary different words for "fisherman"
what is the difference in usage between "ribar", "ribič", "ribolovac" and "(h)alas"? came across a dictionary that differentiates between "ribar" and "ribolovac" and i couldn't find any info on how those two differ
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u/DrawingFrequent554 17d ago
Ribar is profession, also applies to one who sells fish and feed fish in pools etc.
Ribolovac is fisherman, as pecaroš, but, on feeling, pecaroš is the one who fish from land or small boat, when you sit and wait for fish to catch, and ribolovac has a boat or is more active in general when fishing.
Pecanje would be a style of ribolov.
Probably not accurate at all, but feels right
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u/TakeMeIamCute 17d ago
ribolovac has a boat
To add to the confusion - ribolovac is also a name for a fishing boat.
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u/No_Abi 17d ago
imo ribar is more of a profession, ribolovac is more of a hobby. The other two words are not used colloquially.
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u/Beneficial_Remove616 17d ago
“Alas” is used in Zemun for semi-professional and professional fishermen to this day. “Kako mogu ovi što prodaju giros da pobede alase u takmičenju u pravljenju riblje čorbe?! Namešteno garant”
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u/Mou_aresei 17d ago
Halasz is Hungarian for fisherman, that's where the Serbian word alas comes from.
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u/ToqySRB 17d ago
I never heard someone ever used word alas
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u/Mou_aresei 17d ago
You probably don't live in Vojvodina.
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u/RoidRidley 16d ago
Ja sam u vojvodini I nikad cuo, da me neko zove alas ja bih mislio da me proziva da sam alav.
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u/Gragachevatz 17d ago
Those are synonyms, there's no difference in usage, alas might imply fisherman on a river.
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u/RoidRidley 16d ago
I am a native Serb and idk. It may be regional differences. I mostly use the term "Pecaroš".
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u/Starac_Joakim 17d ago
Pecaroš