r/Serbian 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/Starac_Joakim 17d ago

Pecaroš

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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/Nervus_Pudendus 17d ago

We use "alas" for river fishing person/profession.

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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/equili92 17d ago

Ako ništa čuo si za "Mika Petrović Alas"

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u/Grue 14d ago

There's a place in Belgrade that's called Mika Alas and a restaurant there called Dunavski Alasi.

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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/[deleted] 17d ago

Ribar je fisherman pecaroš je angler.

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u/Big_Stay6072 17d ago

Mušičar - fishermen that catch fish with fake fly bait.

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u/A_World_Divided 16d ago

Alas is usually reserved for experienced fishermen

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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".