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бабка

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Pannonian Rusyn

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Slovak babka, from Proto-Slavic *babъka. By surface analysis, баба (baba, grandmother) +‎ -ка (-ka). Cognates include Slovak babka and Carpathian Rusyn ба́бка (bábka).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈbapka]
  • Rhymes: -apka
  • Hyphenation: баб‧ка

Noun

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бабка (babkaf

  1. doll
  2. pupa
  3. pin, skittle (in bowling)

Declension

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Declension of бабка
singular plural
nominative бабка (babka) бабки (babki)
genitive бабки (babki) бабкох (babkox)
dative бабки (babki) бабком (babkom)
accusative бабку (babku) бабки (babki)
instrumental бабку (babku) бабками (babkami)
locative бабки (babki) бабкох (babkox)
vocative бабко (babko) бабки (babki)

References

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Russian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *babъka.

Noun

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ба́бка (bábkaf anim (genitive ба́бки, nominative plural ба́бки, genitive plural ба́бок)

  1. granny, grandma
    Synonym: ба́бушка (bábuška)
  2. old woman, crone, granny
  3. (obsolete) midwife, a simplification of повивальная бабка, or "midwife old woman"
  4. (obsolete) medicine woman
Declension
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Descendants
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  • Ingrian: babka

Etymology 2

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Noun

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ба́бка (bábkaf inan (genitive ба́бки, nominative plural ба́бки, genitive plural ба́бок)

  1. (technology) mandrel
  2. pastern
    • 1877, Лев Толстой [Leo Tolstoy], “Часть II. Глава XXIV”, in Анна Каренина; English translation from Constance Garnett, transl., Anna Karenina, 1901:
      Напра́во води́ли поджа́рую краса́вицу Фру-Фру, кото́рая, как на пружи́нах, переступа́ла на свои́х эласти́чных и дово́льно дли́нных ба́бках.
      Naprávo vodíli podžáruju krasávicu Fru-Fru, kotóraja, kak na pružínax, perestupála na svoíx elastíčnyx i dovólʹno dlínnyx bábkax.
      On the right was led in Frou-Frou, lean and beautiful, lifting up her elastic, rather long pasterns, as though moved by springs.
  3. (anatomy) knucklebones (usually in the plural)
Declension
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Descendants
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Ukrainian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈbabkɐ]
  • Audio:(file)

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *babъka.

Noun

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ба́бка (bábkaf pers (genitive ба́бки, nominative plural бабки́, genitive plural бабо́к)

  1. grandmother
    Synonyms: бабу́ся (babúsja), ба́бця (bábcja)
  2. old woman
Declension
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Declension of ба́бка
(pers hard fem-form accent-c reduc)
singular plural
nominative ба́бка
bábka
бабки́
babký
genitive ба́бки
bábky
бабо́к
babók
dative ба́бці
bábci
бабка́м
babkám
accusative ба́бку
bábku
бабо́к
babók
instrumental ба́бкою
bábkoju
бабка́ми
babkámy
locative ба́бці
bábci
бабка́х
babkáx
vocative ба́бко
bábko
бабки́
babký

Etymology 2

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Uncertain. From ба́бка (bábka, grandmother, old woman).

The dragonfly sense may come from the figurative meaning of "witch, hag" due to bizarre-looking animals being superstitiously perceived as sorcerers at the time.

Another theory suggests that it may come from a superstitious belief that the souls of the dead (called ба́ба) would possess insects. Compare e.g. Russian бабочка.

Noun

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ба́бка (bábkaf animal (genitive ба́бки, nominative plural бабки́, genitive plural бабо́к)

  1. dragonfly
Declension
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Declension of ба́бка
(animal hard fem-form accent-c reduc)
singular plural
nominative ба́бка
bábka
бабки́
babký
genitive ба́бки
bábky
бабо́к
babók
dative ба́бці
bábci
бабка́м
babkám
accusative ба́бку
bábku
бабки́, бабо́к
babký, babók
instrumental ба́бкою
bábkoju
бабка́ми
babkámy
locative ба́бці
bábci
бабка́х
babkáx
vocative ба́бко
bábko
бабки́
babký

Etymology 3

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Cognate with Yiddish באַבקע (babke).

Noun

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ба́бка (bábkaf inan (genitive ба́бки, nominative plural бабки́, genitive plural бабо́к)

  1. small anvil, mandrel
  2. (Western Ukraine, Canada) a special, delicate ritual bread that is blessed by the priest at Easter
    Synonym: баба (baba)
Usage notes
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Declension
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Declension of ба́бка
(inan hard fem-form accent-c reduc)
singular plural
nominative ба́бка
bábka
бабки́
babký
genitive ба́бки
bábky
бабо́к
babók
dative ба́бці
bábci
бабка́м
babkám
accusative ба́бку
bábku
бабки́
babký
instrumental ба́бкою
bábkoju
бабка́ми
babkámy
locative ба́бці
bábci
бабка́х
babkáx
vocative ба́бко
bábko
бабки́
babký

References

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