борба

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *borьba. Morphologically equivalent to бо́ря (bórja, “to fight, to wrestle”) +‎ -ба (-ba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [borˈba]

• Audio:

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Noun

борба́ • (borbá) f

1. (countable) fight, battle (a physical confrontation or combat between two or more people or groups)

   Synonyms: бой (boj), би́тка (bítka), сраже́ние (sražénie), схва́тка (shvátka)

2. (countable) struggle, contest

   класова борба ― klasova borba ― class struggle

3. (countable) campaign

   Synonym: кампа́ния (kampánija)

   предизборна борба ― predizborna borba ― election campaign

4. (uncountable) wrestling (sport)

   борба свободен стил ― borba svoboden stil ― all-in wrestling

   борба с бикове ― borba s bikove ― bullfight

Declension

Declension of борба́

	singular	plural
indefinite	борба́ borbá	борби́ borbí
definite	борба́та borbáta	борби́те borbíte

Related terms

• боре́ц m (boréc), борки́ня f (borkínja, “fighter”)
• боря́к (borják, “champion”)

References

• “борба”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “борба”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *borьba, from *borti +‎ *-ьba, analogous to се бори (se bori) +‎ -ба (-ba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɔrba]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: бор‧ба

Noun

бо́рба • (bórba) f (plural бо́рби, relational adjective бо́рбен, diminutive бо́рбичка, augmentative бо́рбиште)

1. struggle, battle, combat

Declension

Declension of борба

	singular	plural
indefinite	борба (borba)	борби (borbi)
definite unspecified	борбата (borbata)	борбите (borbite)
definite proximal	борбава (borbava)	борбиве (borbive)
definite distal	борбана (borbana)	борбине (borbine)
vocative	борбо (borbo)	борби (borbi)

Derived terms

• бо́рбеност f (bórbenost)

References

• “борба” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *borьba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bǒrba/
• Hyphenation: бор‧ба

Noun

бо̀рба f (Latin spelling bòrba)

1. fight
2. combat
3. struggle

Declension

Declension of борба

	singular	plural
nominative	борба	борбе
genitive	бо̀рба	бо́рба̄ / бо́рбӣ
dative	борби	борбама
accusative	борбу	борбе
vocative	борбо	борбе
locative	борби	борбама
instrumental	борбом	борбама

References

• “борба”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025