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борба

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Bulgarian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [borˈba]
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Noun

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борба́ (borbáf

  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 борбаklasova borbaclass struggle
  3. (countable) campaign
    Synonym: кампа́ния (kampánija)
    предизборна борбаpredizborna borbaelection campaign
  4. (uncountable) wrestling (sport)
    борба свободен стилborba svoboden stilall-in wrestling
    борба с биковеborba s bikovebullfight

Declension

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

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  • 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

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈbɔrba]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: бор‧ба

Noun

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бо́рба (bórbaf (plural бо́рби, relational adjective бо́рбен, diminutive бо́рбичка, augmentative бо́рбиште)

  1. struggle, battle, combat

Declension

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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

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References

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

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *borьba.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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бо̀рба f (Latin spelling bòrba)

  1. fight
  2. combat
  3. struggle

Declension

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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

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