гъба

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *gǫba. Cognate with Slovene goba, Slovak huba, Serbo-Croatian губа/guba, Russian губка (gubka). Non-Slavic cognates include Pashto غومبه‎ (γumba, “swelling”). Compare Latin fungus, Ancient Greek σπόγγος (spóngos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɤbə/

Noun

гъба • (gǎ̀ba) f

1. fungus (any member of the kingdom Fungi)
2. sponge

Inflection

Inflection of гъба

	singular	plural
indefinite	гъба	гъби
definite	гъбата	гъбите
vocative form	гъбо	гъби