небожа

Ukrainian

Etymology 1

не́бі́ж (nébíž) +‎ -я́ (-já) and/or небо́га (nebóha) +‎ -я́ (-já)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nebɔˈʒa]

Noun

небожа́ • (nebožá) n pers (genitive небожа́ти, nominative plural небожа́та, genitive plural небожа́т, diminutive небожа́тко)

1. (endearing diminutive) nephew/niece; nibling
   1. endearing diminutive of не́бі́ж (nébíž, “nephew”)
   2. endearing diminutive of небо́га (nebóha, “niece”)
2. (in the plural) a familiar form of address to young people

Declension

Declension of небожа́
(pers t-stem neut-form accent-b)

	singular	plural
nominative	небожа́ nebožá	небожа́та nebožáta
genitive	небожа́ти nebožáty	небожа́т nebožát
dative	небожа́ті nebožáti	небожа́там nebožátam
accusative	небожа́ nebožá	небожа́т nebožát
instrumental	небожа́м nebožám	небожа́тами nebožátamy
locative	небожа́ті nebožáti	небожа́тах nebožátax
vocative	небожа́ nebožá	небожа́та nebožáta

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “небожа”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2025), “небожа”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–15 (а – п'ять), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• не́божа: IPA^(key): [ˈnɛbɔʒɐ]
• небо́жа: IPA^(key): [neˈbɔʒɐ]

Noun

не́божа or небо́жа • (néboža or nebóža)

1. genitive/accusative singular of не́бі́ж (nébíž)