борба

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Bulgarian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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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

Declension of борба́
singular plural
indefinite борба́
borbá 		борби́
borbí
definite борба́та
borbáta 		борби́те
borbíte

References

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

Macedonian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

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

  1. struggle, battle, combat

Declension

Declension of борба
singular plural
indefinite борба борби
definite unspecified борбата борбите
definite proximal борбава борбиве
definite distal борбана борбине
vocative борбо борби

Derived terms

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

Declension of борба
singular plural
nominative борба борбе
genitive бо̀рба бо́рба̄ / бо́рбӣ
dative борби борбама
accusative борбу борбе
vocative борбо борбе
locative борби борбама
instrumental борбом борбама

References

  • “борба”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
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