báb

See also: bab and Bab.

Hungarian

Etymology

Of onomatopoeic origin from infant language. It may be connected to baba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbaːb]

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• Rhymes: -aːb
• Hyphenation: báb

Noun

báb (plural bábok)

1. dummy
2. puppet
3. cocoon

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	báb	bábok
accusative	bábot	bábokat
dative	bábnak	báboknak
instrumental	bábbal	bábokkal
causal-final	bábért	bábokért
translative	bábbá	bábokká
terminative	bábig	bábokig
essive-formal	bábként	bábokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	bábban	bábokban
superessive	bábon	bábokon
adessive	bábnál	báboknál
illative	bábba	bábokba
sublative	bábra	bábokra
allative	bábhoz	bábokhoz
elative	bábból	bábokból
delative	bábról	bábokról
ablative	bábtól	báboktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	bábé	báboké
non-attributive possessive - plural	bábéi	bábokéi

Possessive forms of báb
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	bábom	bábjaim
2nd person sing.	bábod	bábjaid
3rd person sing.	bábja	bábjai
1st person plural	bábunk	bábjaink
2nd person plural	bábotok	bábjaitok
3rd person plural	bábjuk	bábjaik

Derived terms

• délibáb
• marionettbáb

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Irish

Etymology

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Noun

báb f (genitive singular báibe, nominative plural bába)

1. baby
2. (poetic) maiden

Declension

Declension of báb

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative báb bába Vocative a bháb a bhába Genitive báibe báb Dative báb bába

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an bháb na bába Genitive na báibe na mbáb Dative leis an mbáb don bháb leis na bába

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “báb”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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Rohingya

Etymology

From a variant of Sanskrit वाष्प (vāṣpa). Compare wap.

Noun

báb

1. steam

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Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaːp/

Etymology 1

Noun

báb

1. genitive plural of baba

Etymology 2

Noun

báb

1. genitive plural of bába

Etymology 3

Noun

báb

1. genitive plural of bábo