палуба

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *paluba, probably via Russian па́луба (páluba). Morphologically formed as па- (pa-) +‎ луб (lub, “plank, ledge”) (dialectal).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpaɫobɐ]

Noun

па́луба • (páluba) f

1. (nautical) deck

Declension

Declension of па́луба

	singular	plural
indefinite	па́луба páluba	па́луби pálubi
definite	па́лубата pálubata	па́лубите pálubite

Alternative forms

• па́луб m (pálub)

Related terms

• лубени́ца (lubeníca), любени́ца (ljubeníca, “oval shape; watermelon”)
• лъб (lǎb), лоб (lob, “skull, forehead”) (dialectal)

References

• “палуба”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “палуба”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Kazakh

Alternative scripts

Arabic	پالۋبا
Cyrillic	палуба
Latin	paluba
Yañalif	paluʙa

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian па́луба (páluba).

Noun

палуба • (paluba)

1. (nautical) deck

Declension

Declension of палуба

	singular	plural
nominative	палуба (paluba)	палубалар (palubalar)
genitive	палубаның (palubanyñ)	палубалардың (palubalardyñ)
dative	палубаға (palubağa)	палубаларға (palubalarğa)
accusative	палубаны (palubany)	палубаларды (palubalardy)
locative	палубада (palubada)	палубаларда (palubalarda)
ablative	палубадан (palubadan)	палубалардан (palubalardan)
instrumental	палубамен (palubamen)	палубалармен (palubalarmen)

Macedonian

Etymology

Proto-Slavic *paluba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpaɫuba]

Noun

палуба • (paluba) f

1. (nautical) deck

Declension

Declension of палуба

	singular	plural
indefinite	палуба (paluba)	палуби (palubi)
definite unspecified	палубата (palubata)	палубите (palubite)
definite proximal	палубава (palubava)	палубиве (palubive)
definite distal	палубана (palubana)	палубине (palubine)
vocative	палубо (palubo)	палуби (palubi)

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *palubъ. By surface analysis, па- (pa-) +‎ луб (lub), literally “bast cover”; cognate with Czech paluba, Polish pałuba, pałub.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpaɫʊbə]

• Audio:

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Noun

па́луба • (páluba) f inan (genitive па́лубы, nominative plural па́лубы, genitive plural па́луб, relational adjective па́лубный)

1. (nautical) deck
2. (obsolete) a light rooflike cover on a boat or cart

Declension

Declension of па́луба (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	па́луба páluba	па́лубы páluby
genitive	па́лубы páluby	па́луб pálub
dative	па́лубе pálube	па́лубам pálubam
accusative	па́лубу pálubu	па́лубы páluby
instrumental	па́лубой, па́лубою páluboj, páluboju	па́лубами pálubami
prepositional	па́лубе pálube	па́лубах pálubax

See also

• насти́л m (nastíl)
• перекры́тие n (perekrýtije)

References

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “палуба”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
• Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “палуба”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 618

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Introduced by Bogoslav Šulek from Czech paluba or Russian па́луба (páluba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pâluba/
• Hyphenation: па‧лу‧ба

Noun

па̏луба m (Latin spelling pȁluba)

1. (nautical) deck

Declension

Declension of палуба

	singular	plural
nominative	палуба	палубе
genitive	палубе	палуба
dative	палуби	палубама
accusative	палубу	палубе
vocative	палубо	палубе
locative	палуби	палубама
instrumental	палубом	палубама

Further reading

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

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *palubъ. By surface analysis, па- (pa-) +‎ луб (lub, “bast”). Cognate with Czech paluba, Polish pałuba, pałub.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpaɫʊbɐ]

Noun

па́луба • (páluba) f inan (genitive па́луби, nominative plural па́луби, genitive plural па́луб, relational adjective па́лубний)

1. (nautical) deck
2. (rare) deck, decking (raised flat surface that can be walked on)

   Synonym: на́стил m (nástyl)

Declension

Declension of палуба
(indecl)

	singular	plural
nominative	—	—
genitive	—	—
dative	—	—
accusative	—	—
instrumental	—	—
locative	—	—
vocative	—	—

Noun

па́луба • (páluba) f pers (genitive па́луби, nominative plural па́луби, genitive plural па́луб)

1. (dialectal) woman of ill repute

Declension

Declension of па́луба
(pers hard fem-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	па́луба páluba	па́луби páluby
genitive	па́луби páluby	па́луб pálub
dative	па́лубі pálubi	па́лубам pálubam
accusative	па́лубу pálubu	па́луб pálub
instrumental	па́лубою páluboju	па́лубами pálubamy
locative	па́лубі pálubi	па́лубах pálubax
vocative	па́лубо pálubo	па́луби páluby

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “палуба”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2021), “палуба”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 12 (п – підку́рювач), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “палуба”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “палуба”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “палуба”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• “палуба”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “палуба”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)