борба

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *borьba. Morphologically equivalent to бо́ря (bórja, “to fight, to wrestle”) +‎ -ба (-ba).

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Noun

борба́ • (borbá) f

1. (countable) fight, battle (a physical confrontation or combat between two or more people or groups)

   Synonyms: бой (boj), би́тка (bítka), сраже́ние (sražénie), схва́тка (shvátka)

2. (countable) struggle, contest

   класова борба ― klasova borba ― class struggle

3. (countable) campaign

   Synonym: кампа́ния (kampánija)

   предизборна борба ― predizborna borba ― election campaign

4. (uncountable) wrestling (sport)

   борба свободен стил ― borba svoboden stil ― all-in wrestling

   борба с бикове ― borba s bikove ― bullfight

Declension

Related terms

• боре́ц m (boréc), борки́ня f (borkínja, “fighter”)
• боря́к (borják, “champion”)

References

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

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *borьba, from *borti +‎ *-ьba, analogous to се бори (se bori) +‎ -ба (-ba).

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• Hyphenation: бор‧ба

Noun

бо́рба • (bórba) f (plural бо́рби, relational adjective бо́рбен, diminutive бо́рбичка, augmentative бо́рбиште)

1. struggle, battle, combat

Declension

Derived terms

• бо́рбеност f (bórbenost)

References

• “борба” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − drmj.eu

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *borьba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bǒrba/
• Hyphenation: бор‧ба

Noun

бо̀рба f (Latin spelling bòrba)

1. fight
2. combat
3. struggle

Declension

References

• “борба” in Hrvatski jezični portal