боротьба

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Ukrainian

 Боротьба on Ukrainian Wikipedia
 Боротьба (спорт) on Ukrainian Wikipedia
(2) боротьба

Etymology

боро́тися (borótysja) +‎ -ьба́ (-ʹbá). Likely a later reformation, other languages mostly reflect Proto-Slavic *borьba (whence also dialectal Ukrainian борба́ (borbá)).

Cognate with Belarusian барацьба́ (baracʹbá).

Pronunciation

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Noun

боротьба́ (borotʹbáf inan (genitive боротьби́, uncountable)

  1. (uncountable) fight, struggle
    • 1947, Маніфест комуністичної партії, 14:
    Історія всіх суспільств, що існували до цього часу, була історією боротьби класів.
    Istorija vsix suspilʹstv, ščo isnuvaly do cʹoho času, bula istorijeju borotʹby klasiv.
    The history of all societies, that have existed so far, is a history of class struggle.
  2. (sports, uncountable) wrestling

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