-ба

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Bulgarian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Church Slavonic -ьба (-ĭba), from Proto-Slavic *-ьba.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [-ba] (stressed in some compounds)
  • IPA(key): [-bɐ]

Suffix

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-ба (-baf

  1. Forms action nouns from verbs or other nouns.
    мо́ля (mólja, to ask; to beseech) + ‎-ба (-ba) → ‎молба́ (molbá, request; petition)
    творя́ (tvorjá, to create) + ‎-ба (-ba) → ‎творба́ (tvorbá, piece of art or music; creation)
    крада́ (kradá, to steal) + ‎-ба (-ba) → ‎кра́жба (krážba, theft)
    сват (svat, matchmaker) + ‎-ба (-ba) → ‎сва́тба (svátba, wedding)
    врач (vrač, fortune teller) + ‎-ба (-ba) → ‎врачба́ (vračbá, fortune-telling)
    гост (gost, guest) + ‎-ба (-ba) → ‎го́зба (gózba, dish) (originally, food served to guests)

Derived terms

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Macedonian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьba.

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-ба (-baf

  1. Suffix appended to verbs to create feminine nouns.
    дели (deli) + ‎-ба (-ba) → ‎делба (delba)
    моли (moli) + ‎-ба (-ba) → ‎молба (molba)
    гради (gradi) + ‎-ба (-ba) → ‎градба (gradba)
    сретне (sretne) + ‎-ба (-ba) → ‎средба (sredba)

Derived terms

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Russian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьba.

Suffix

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-ба (-ba)

  1. a noun forming suffix
    дру́жбаdrúžbafriendship
    стрельба́strelʹshooting

Declension

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Note: can be stressed and unstressed

Derived terms

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Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьba.

Suffix

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-ба (Latin spelling -ba)

  1. Suffix appended to words to create a feminine noun, usually denoting an action.

See also

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Ukrainian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Ruthenian -ба (-ba), from Old East Slavic -ьба (-ĭba), from Proto-Slavic *-ьba.

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-ба (-ba)

  1. Alternative form of -ьба (-ʹba)
    служи́ти (služýty) + ‎-ба (-ba) → ‎слу́жба (slúžba)
    тягну́ти (tjahnúty) + ‎-ба (-ba) → ‎тяжба́ (tjažbá)
    лічи́ти (ličýty) + ‎-ба (-ba) → ‎лічба́ (ličbá)