баба
Avar[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- буба (buba)
Noun[edit]
баба • (baba)
See also[edit]
- эбел (èbel)
Belarusian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Slavic *baba.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ба́ба • (bába) f pers (genitive ба́бы, nominative plural ба́бы, genitive plural баб)
- grandmother, granny, old woman
- (historical) (any) woman; countrywoman
- не ме́ла ба́ба кло́пату (дык) купі́ла ба́ба парася́ ― nje mjéla bába klópatu (dyk) kupíla bába parasjá ― the woman had no trouble but the woman has bought a piglet
- (colloquial, slang, derogatory) woman, female, broad
Declension[edit]
singular | plural | |
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nominative | ба́ба bába |
ба́бы báby |
genitive | ба́бы báby |
баб bab |
dative | ба́бе bábje |
ба́бам bábam |
accusative | ба́бу bábu |
баб bab |
instrumental | ба́бай, ба́баю bábaj, bábaju |
ба́бамі bábami |
locative | ба́бе bábje |
ба́бах bábax |
count form | — | ба́бы1 báby1 |
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
Noun[edit]
ба́ба • (bába) f inan (genitive ба́бы, nominative plural ба́бы, genitive plural баб)
- pile block
Declension[edit]
singular | plural | |
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nominative | ба́ба bába |
ба́бы báby |
genitive | ба́бы báby |
баб bab |
dative | ба́бе bábje |
ба́бам bábam |
accusative | ба́бу bábu |
ба́бы báby |
instrumental | ба́бай, ба́баю bábaj, bábaju |
ба́бамі bábami |
locative | ба́бе bábje |
ба́бах bábax |
count form | — | ба́бы1 báby1 |
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
References[edit]
- “баба” in Belarusian-Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
Bulgarian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Slavic *baba.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ба́ба • (bába) f
- grandmother, grandma, granny, gran
- old woman, goody, granny
- mother-in-law (one’s wife’s mother)
- midwife, wise woman
- wise woman, sorceress, witch
- woman, weakling, milksop, mollycoddle, molly, old maid
- monkey
Declension[edit]
References[edit]
- баба in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
- баба in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)
Hunzib[edit]
Noun[edit]
баба • (baba)
Kazakh[edit]
Cyrillic | баба (baba) |
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Arabic | بابا |
Latin | {{{3}}} |
Noun[edit]
баба • (baba)
Declension[edit]
singular (жекеше) | plural (көпше) | |
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nominative (атау септік) | баба (baba) | бабалар (babalar) |
genitive (ілік септік) | бабаның (babanyñ) | бабалардың (babalardyñ) |
dative (барыс септік) | бабаға (babağa) | бабаларға (babalarğa) |
accusative (табыс септік) | бабаны (babany) | бабаларды (babalardy) |
locative (жатыс септік) | бабада (babada) | бабаларда (babalarda) |
ablative (шығыс септік) | бабадан (babadan) | бабалардан (babalardan) |
instrumental (көмектес септік) | бабамен (babamen) | бабалармен (babalarmen) |
Khinalug[edit]
Noun[edit]
баба (baba)
Komi-Zyrian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Russian баба (baba).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
баба • (baba)
Declension[edit]
Declension of баба (stem: баба-) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | баба (baba) | бабаяс (babajas) | |
accusative | I* | баба (baba) | бабаяс (babajas) |
II* | бабаӧс (babaös) | бабаясӧс (babajasös) | |
instrumental | бабаӧн (babaön) | бабаясӧн (babajasön) | |
comitative | бабакӧд (babaköd) | бабаяскӧд (babajasköd) | |
caritive | бабатӧг (babatög) | бабаястӧг (babajastög) | |
consecutive | бабала (babala) | бабаяслала (babajaslala) | |
genitive | бабалӧн (babalön) | бабаяслӧн (babajaslön) | |
ablative | бабалысь (babalysʹ) | бабаяслысь (babajaslysʹ) | |
dative | бабалы (babaly) | бабаяслы (babajasly) | |
inessive | бабаын (babayn) | бабаясын (babajasyn) | |
elative | бабаысь (babaysʹ) | бабаясысь (babajasysʹ) | |
illative | бабаӧ (babaö) | бабаясӧ (babajasö) | |
egressive | бабасянь (babasjanʹ) | бабаяссянь (babajassjanʹ) | |
approximative | бабалань (babalanʹ) | бабаяслань (babajaslanʹ) | |
terminative | бабаӧдз (babaödz) | бабаясӧдз (babajasödz) | |
prolative | I | бабаӧд (babaöd) | бабаясӧд (babajasöd) |
II | бабаті (babatï) | бабаясті (babajastï) | |
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Derived terms[edit]
- нывбаба (nyvbaba)
References[edit]
- Bubrikh, Dmitry V. (1949) Грамматика литературного Коми языка [Grammar of the literary Komi language] (in Russian), Leningrad: Zhdanov Leningrad State University, page 37
- L. M. Beznosikova; E. A. Ajbabina; R. I. Kosnyreva (2000) Коми-Русский словарь [Komi-Russian dictionary], →ISBN, page 31
Macedonian[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-Slavic *baba.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ба́ба • (bába) f (plural ба́би, related adjective ба́бин, related adjective 2 ба́пски, diminutive ба́бичка, diminutive 2 ба́биче, diminutive 3 ба́буле, augmentative ба́биште)
- grandmother, grandma, granny, gran
- old woman, goody, granny
- mother-in-law (one’s wife’s mother)
- midwife
- (historical) (any) woman; countrywoman
- (derogatory) milksop, weakling, old woman (weak man)
Declension[edit]
References[edit]
- “баба” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language]
Etymology 2[edit]
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بابا (baba) (Turkish baba).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ба́ба • (bába) m (plural ба́би)
Declension[edit]
singular | |
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indefinite | баба |
definite unspecified | — |
definite proximal | — |
definite distal | — |
vocative | бабо |
Synonyms[edit]
- та́тко m (tátko)
References[edit]
- “баба” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language]
Old Church Slavonic[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- (Glagolitic): ⰱⰰⰱⰰ (baba)
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Slavic *baba.
Noun[edit]
баба • (baba) f
Declension[edit]
Case | Singular | Dual | Plural |
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Nominative | баба baba |
бабѣ babě |
бабꙑ baby |
Accusative | бабѫ babǫ |
бабѣ babě |
бабꙑ baby |
Genitive | бабꙑ baby |
бабоу babu |
бабъ babŭ |
Locative | бабѣ babě |
бабоу babu |
бабахъ babaxŭ |
Dative | бабѣ babě |
бабама babama |
бабамъ babamŭ |
Instrumental | бабоѭ babojǫ |
бабама babama |
бабами babami |
Vocative | бабо babo |
бабѣ babě |
бабꙑ baby |
See also[edit]
- Siblings: братръ (bratrŭ) + сестра (sestra)
- of wife: ? + ?
- of husband: ? + ?
- of father: ? + ?
- of mother: оуи (ui) + ?
- Spouse: жена (žena)/чрьтожьница (črĭtožĭnica)/съложь (sŭložĭ) + мѫжь (mǫžĭ)/чрьтожьникъ (črĭtožĭnikŭ)/малъженъ (malŭženŭ)
- Children: сꙑнъ (synŭ) + дъщи (dŭšti)
- of child: въноукъ (vŭnukŭ) + ?
- of sibling: братанъ (bratanŭ)/сꙑновь (synovĭ)/сꙑновьць (synovĭcĭ) + братана (bratana)
- of uncle/aunt: братоучѧдъ (bratučędŭ) + братоучѧда (bratučęda)
- Unsorted: пасторъкъ (pastorŭkŭ), чѧдь (čędĭ), челѣдь (čelědĭ), сирота (sirota), отьчьство (otĭčĭstvo), племѧ (plemę), родител҄ь (roditelʹĭ), родъ (rodŭ), домъ (domŭ), рождение (roždenie)
Old East Slavic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Slavic *baba.
Noun[edit]
баба (baba) f
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- Sreznevsky, Izmail (1893), “баба”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language According to Written Monuments] (in Russian), volume 1: А – К, Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, page 35
Russian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *baba.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ба́ба • (bába) f anim or f inan (genitive ба́бы, nominative plural ба́бы, genitive plural баб, related adjective ба́бий or ба́бский, diminutive бабёнка, pejorative ба́бка or бабёшка)
- (childish) grandma, granny (short for ба́бушка (bábuška))
- (informal or archaic) old woman (short for ба́бушка (bábuška))
- (historical) (any) woman; countrywoman
- (colloquial, slang, derogatory) woman, female, broad; countrywoman
- (obsolete) peasant’s wife, peasant woman
- (derogatory) milksop, old woman (weak man)
- (technical) ram (of a pile driver)
- (technical) drop weight
- (cooking) baba (tall, cylindrical cake), bundt cake, Gugelhupf
- in expressions
Declension[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → Komi-Zyrian: баба (baba)
Related terms[edit]
- ба́бушка (bábuška), ба́бка (bábka)
- Ба́ба-Яга́ (Bába-Jagá), Ба́бий Яр (Bábij Jar)
- бабу́ся (babúsja), бабу́ля (babúlja), ба́бка (bábka), ба́бник (bábnik), ба́бство (bábstvo)
- ба́бки (bábki), бабло́ (babló), бабло́сы (bablósy), бабо́сы (babósy)
Serbo-Croatian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Slavic *baba.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ба̏ба f (Latin spelling bȁba)
- grandmother
- granny, grandma
- (usually derogatory) old woman, hag
- (derogatory) female person
Declension[edit]
Synonyms[edit]
References[edit]
- “баба” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Udi[edit]
Noun[edit]
баба • (baba)
Ukrainian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Slavic *baba.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ба́ба • (bába) f pers (genitive ба́би, nominative plural баби́, genitive plural баб or бабі́в, related adjective ба́бський or ба́б'ячий)
- grandmother, granny, old woman (in some cases maternal grandmother only)
- a fortune teller or witch, practising the art of віск зливати (visk zlyvaty, “wax pouring”)
- (historical) (any) woman; countrywoman
- не ма́ла ба́ба кло́поту та купи́ла ба́ба порося́ ― ne mála bába klópotu ta kupýla bába porosjá ― the woman had no trouble but the woman has bought a piglet
- (colloquial, slang, derogatory) woman, female, broad
Declension[edit]
Noun[edit]
ба́ба • (bába) f inan (genitive ба́би, nominative plural баби́, genitive plural баб)
- baba, babka (a special, delicate ritual bread that is blessed by a priest at Easter)
- Synonym: ба́бка (bábka)
- baba (a name given to сніп (snip) at Christmas, a sheaf of grain (wheat or rye), brought into the home for Christmas Eve supper свята́ вече́ря (svjatá večérja), placed in a corner of the room and later fed to livestock or cattle)
Declension[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “баба”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2021), “баба”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- “баба”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
Urum[edit]
Noun[edit]
баба • (baba)
- Avar lemmas
- Avar nouns
- Belarusian terms inherited from Proto-Slavic
- Belarusian terms derived from Proto-Slavic
- Belarusian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Belarusian lemmas
- Belarusian nouns
- Belarusian feminine nouns
- Belarusian personal nouns
- Belarusian terms with historical senses
- Belarusian terms with usage examples
- Belarusian colloquialisms
- Belarusian slang
- Belarusian derogatory terms
- Belarusian hard feminine-form nouns
- Belarusian hard feminine-form accent-a nouns
- Belarusian nouns with accent pattern a
- Belarusian inanimate nouns
- Bulgarian terms inherited from Proto-Slavic
- Bulgarian terms derived from Proto-Slavic
- Bulgarian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Bulgarian lemmas
- Bulgarian nouns
- Bulgarian feminine nouns
- bg:Female family members
- Hunzib lemmas
- Hunzib nouns
- Kazakh lemmas
- Kazakh nouns
- kk:Family
- Khinalug lemmas
- Khinalug nouns
- Komi-Zyrian terms derived from Proto-Slavic
- Komi-Zyrian terms borrowed from Russian
- Komi-Zyrian terms derived from Russian
- Komi-Zyrian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Komi-Zyrian lemmas
- Komi-Zyrian nouns
- kpv:Female family members
- Macedonian terms inherited from Proto-Slavic
- Macedonian terms derived from Proto-Slavic
- Macedonian 2-syllable words
- Macedonian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Macedonian paroxytone terms
- Macedonian terms with audio links
- Macedonian lemmas
- Macedonian nouns
- Macedonian feminine nouns
- Macedonian terms with historical senses
- Macedonian derogatory terms
- Macedonian terms borrowed from Ottoman Turkish
- Macedonian terms derived from Ottoman Turkish
- Macedonian masculine nouns with a feminine declension
- Macedonian masculine nouns
- Macedonian singularia tantum
- mk:Female family members
- Old Church Slavonic terms inherited from Proto-Slavic
- Old Church Slavonic terms derived from Proto-Slavic
- Old Church Slavonic lemmas
- Old Church Slavonic nouns
- Old Church Slavonic feminine nouns
- Old Church Slavonic hard a-stem nouns
- cu:Female family members
- Old East Slavic terms inherited from Proto-Slavic
- Old East Slavic terms derived from Proto-Slavic
- Old East Slavic lemmas
- Old East Slavic nouns
- Old East Slavic feminine nouns
- Russian terms inherited from Proto-Slavic
- Russian terms derived from Proto-Slavic
- Russian 2-syllable words
- Russian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Russian terms with audio links
- Russian lemmas
- Russian nouns
- Russian feminine nouns
- Russian animate nouns
- Russian inanimate nouns
- Russian nouns with multiple animacies
- Russian childish terms
- Russian terms with usage examples
- Russian informal terms
- Russian terms with archaic senses
- Russian terms with historical senses
- Russian colloquialisms
- Russian slang
- Russian derogatory terms
- Russian terms with obsolete senses
- ru:Cooking
- Russian hard-stem feminine-form nouns
- Russian hard-stem feminine-form accent-a nouns
- Russian nouns with accent pattern a
- Russian nouns with vocative singular
- ru:Cakes and pastries
- ru:Female family members
- ru:Sculpture
- ru:Snow
- Serbo-Croatian terms inherited from Proto-Slavic
- Serbo-Croatian terms derived from Proto-Slavic
- Serbo-Croatian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Serbo-Croatian lemmas
- Serbo-Croatian nouns
- Serbo-Croatian feminine nouns
- Serbo-Croatian derogatory terms
- sh:Female family members
- Udi lemmas
- Udi nouns
- Ukrainian terms inherited from Proto-Slavic
- Ukrainian terms derived from Proto-Slavic
- Ukrainian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Ukrainian terms with audio links
- Ukrainian lemmas
- Ukrainian nouns
- Ukrainian feminine nouns
- Ukrainian personal nouns
- Ukrainian terms with historical senses
- Ukrainian terms with usage examples
- Ukrainian colloquialisms
- Ukrainian slang
- Ukrainian derogatory terms
- Ukrainian hard feminine-form nouns
- Ukrainian hard feminine-form accent-c nouns
- Ukrainian nouns with accent pattern c
- Ukrainian inanimate nouns
- uk:Breads
- uk:Female family members
- Urum lemmas
- Urum nouns