колиба

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Bulgarian[edit]

колиба

Etymology[edit]

From a Paleo-Balkan substrate, аttested 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[edit]

  • IPA(key): [koˈlibɐ]
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

коли́ба (kolíbaf

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

Declension[edit]

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References[edit]

  • 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

Macedonian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

колиба (kolibaf (diminutive колипка)

  1. hut, cottage, cabin
  2. shack

Declension[edit]

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

ко̀либа f (Latin spelling kòliba)

  1. hut, cottage, cabin

Declension[edit]

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