obelga

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₃ebʰi

Proto-Balto-Slavic *ab

Proto-Slavic *o(b)

Proto-Slavic *o(b)-

Old Polish obe-

Old Polish *lżyć

Old Polish obelżyć

Polish obelżyćdeverb.

Polish obelga

Deverbal from obelżyć.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔˈbɛl.ɡa/

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• Rhymes: -ɛlɡa
• Syllabification: o‧bel‧ga

Noun

obelga f

1. insult

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:obraza

2. indignity

   Synonyms: poniżenie, zniewaga

Declension

Declension of obelga

	singular	plural
nominative	obelga	obelgi
genitive	obelgi	obelg
dative	obeldze	obelgom
accusative	obelgę	obelgi
instrumental	obelgą	obelgami
locative	obeldze	obelgach
vocative	obelgo	obelgi

Derived terms

adjective

• obelżywy

Further reading

• “obelga”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “obelga”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)