колиба

See also: колїба

Bulgarian

колиба

Etymology

From a Paleo-Balkan substrate, attested at least from XIII-XIV century onwards. Found also in Ancient Greek καλύβη (kalúbē), however, a direct borrowing from Greek is formally impossible for phonetic reasons.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [koˈlibɐ]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Rhymes: -ibɐ
• Syllabification^(key): ко‧ли‧ба

Noun

коли́ба • (kolíba) f

1. hut, cabin, shelter
2. (figurative) small, poor house

Declension

Declension of коли́ба

	singular	plural
indefinite	коли́ба kolíba	коли́би kolíbi
definite	коли́бата kolíbata	коли́бите kolíbite

Alternative forms

• коли́ва (kolíva) — dialectal, borrowed directly from Greek

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: قولبه (kulübe), قالبا (kalıba), قالبه (kalıba), قلبه (kulübe, kalıba), قولوبه (kulübe)
  • Turkish: kulübe

References

• “колиба”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “колиба”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “колиба”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 500
• колиба in Euthymius's dictionary

Further reading

• Vasmer, Max (1912), “Kritisches und Antikritisches zur neueren slavischen Etymologie”, in Rocznik slawistyczny (in German), volume 5, pages 138–142

Macedonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek καλύβη (kalúbē, “hut”), possibly via Ottoman Turkish قولوبه (kulübe, “hut”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɔliba]

Noun

колиба • (koliba) f (diminutive колипка)

1. hut, cottage, cabin
2. shack

Declension

Declension of колиба

	singular	plural
indefinite	колиба (koliba)	колиби (kolibi)
definite unspecified	колибата (kolibata)	колибите (kolibite)
definite proximal	колибава (kolibava)	колибиве (kolibive)
definite distal	колибана (kolibana)	колибине (kolibine)
vocative	колибо (kolibo)	колиби (kolibi)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Ultimately from κολυβός (kolubós), an alternative form of Ancient Greek καλύβη (kalúbē, “hut”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kǒliba/
• Hyphenation: ко‧ли‧ба

Noun

ко̀либа f (Latin spelling kòliba)

1. hut, cottage, cabin

Declension

Declension of колиба

	singular	plural
nominative	ко̀либа	колибе
genitive	колибе	ко̏лӣба̄
dative	колиби	колибама
accusative	колибу	колибе
vocative	колибо	колибе
locative	колиби	колибама
instrumental	колибом	колибама

Further reading

• “колиба”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026