жаба
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жа́ба
Belarusian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *žaba.
Pronunciation
Noun
жа́ба • (žába) f animal (genitive жа́бы, nominative plural жа́бы, genitive plural жаб)
Declension
Declension of жа́ба (anml hard fem-form accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | жа́ба žába |
жа́бы žáby |
| genitive | жа́бы žáby |
жаб žab |
| dative | жа́бе žábje |
жа́бам žábam |
| accusative | жа́бу žábu |
жаб žab |
| instrumental | жа́бай, жа́баю žábaj, žábaju |
жа́бамі žábami |
| locative | жа́бе žábje |
жа́бах žábax |
| count form | — | жа́бы1 žáby1 |
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
Coordinate terms
- рапу́ха (rapúxa)
References
- “жаба” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *žaba.
Pronunciation
Noun
жа́ба • (žába) f (masculine жабо́к)
- frog (usually a female one)
- 2003, Оркестър Камчия (lyrics and music), “Комбайна-вършачка”, in 20 Години с Оркестър Камчия:
- На китарата Васко Жабата,
Той ще свири, драги гости само за вас- Na kitarata Vasko Žabata,
Toj šte sviri, dragi gosti samo za vas - Vasko the frog is on the guitar,
He will play, dear guests, just for you
- Na kitarata Vasko Žabata,
- toad (usually a female one)
Declension
Declension of жа́ба
Derived terms
- кра́става жа́ба f (krástava žába)
Related terms
- жабо́к m (žabók)
See also
- по́пова лъжи́чка f (pópova lǎžíčka)
References
- “жаба”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “жаба”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Erzya
Etymology
Perhaps borrowed from Russian жаба (žaba).
Pronunciation
Noun
жаба • (žaba)
Declension
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References
- B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “жаба”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN
Macedonian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žaba.
Pronunciation
Noun
жаба • (žaba) f (plural жаби, masculine жабец or жабок or жабар, relational adjective жабји or жабин, diminutive жабичка or жапче or жапченце, augmentative жабиште)
Declension
Declension of жаба
See also
- полноглавец (polnoglavec)
References
- жаба in Makedonisch Info (germansko-makedonski rečnik, makedonsko-germanski rečnik)
Old Church Slavonic
Alternative forms
- Glagolitic: ⰶⰰⰱⰰ (žaba)
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *žaba.
Noun
жаба • (žaba) f
Declension
Declension of жаба (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | жаба žaba |
жабѣ žabě |
жабꙑ žaby |
| genitive | жабꙑ žaby |
жабоу žabu |
жабъ žabŭ |
| dative | жабѣ žabě |
жабама žabama |
жабамъ žabamŭ |
| accusative | жабѫ žabǫ |
жабѣ žabě |
жабꙑ žaby |
| instrumental | жабоѭ žabojǫ |
жабама žabama |
жабами žabami |
| locative | жабѣ žabě |
жабоу žabu |
жабахъ žabaxŭ |
| vocative | жабо žabo |
жабѣ žabě |
жабꙑ žaby |
Old East Slavic
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *žaba.
Pronunciation
- (ca. 9th CE) IPA(key): /ˈʑɑbɑ/
- (ca. 11th CE) IPA(key): /ˈʑaba/
- (ca. 13th CE) IPA(key): /ˈʑaba/
- Hyphenation: жа́‧ба
Noun
жаба (žaba) f
Declension
Declension of жаба (hard a-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | жаба žaba |
жабѣ žabě |
жабꙑ žaby |
| Genitive | жабꙑ žaby |
жабу žabu |
жабъ žabŭ |
| Dative | жабѣ žabě |
жабама žabama |
жабамъ žabamŭ |
| Accusative | жабѫ žabǫ |
жабѣ žabě |
жабꙑ žaby |
| Instrumental | жабоѭ žabojǫ |
жабама žabama |
жабами žabami |
| Locative | жабѣ žabě |
жабу žabu |
жабахъ žabaxŭ |
| Vocative | жабо žabo |
жабѣ žabě |
жабꙑ žaby |
Descendants
Old Ruthenian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic жа́ба (žába), from Proto-Slavic *žàba, from *žěba, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *gēˀbāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷh₂béh₂. Cognate with Russian жа́ба (žába), Old Czech žába.
Noun
жаба • (žaba) f animal
Derived terms
- Жа́ба (Žába) (Old Ukrainian surname)
Descendants
Further reading
- Tymchenko, E. K., editor (1932), “жаба”, in Історичний словник українського язика [Historical Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 1, numbers 2 (Г – Ж), Kharkiv, Kyiv: Ukrainian Soviet Encyclopedia, page 895
- Hrynchyshyn, D. H., editor (2002), “жаба”, in Словник української мови XVI – 1-ї пол. XVII ст. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language of 16ᵗʰ – 1ˢᵗ half of 17ᵗʰ c.] (in Ukrainian), numbers 9 (дѣдичъ – загонити), Lviv: KIUS, →ISBN, page 112
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Please see Module:checkparams for help with this warning.Zhurawski, A. I., editor (1989), “жаба”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 9 (дорогоценный – жеребей), Minsk: Navuka i tekhnika, →ISBN, page 240
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žaba.
Pronunciation
Noun
жа́ба • (žába) f anim or f inan (genitive жа́бы, nominative plural жа́бы, genitive plural жаб, relational adjective жа́бий, diminutive жа́бка or жа́бочка)
- toad
- (regional or archaic) frog
- Synonym: (regular term) лягу́шка (ljagúška)
- (pathology) tonsillitis, quinsy
- грудна́я жа́ба ― grudnája žába ― angina pectoris
- (slang, computing) Java (programming language)
- (slang, computing) Adobe Photoshop
- (slang, computing) a photoshopped image, a shoop (see also фотожаба)
Declension
Declension of жа́ба (bian fem-form hard-stem accent-a)
Derived terms
- жабёнок (žabjónok)
Related terms
- жа́ба ду́шит (žába dúšit)
- жа́бить (žábitʹ), отжа́бить (otžábitʹ)
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žaba.
Pronunciation
Noun
жа̏ба f (Latin spelling žȁba, diminutive жа̏бица, augmentative жабѐтина, relational adjective жа̏бљӣ or жа̏бин)
Declension
Declension of жаба
Related terms
Descendants
- → Albanian: zhabë
References
- “жаба” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *žaba.
Pronunciation
Noun
жа́ба • (žába) f animal (genitive жа́би, nominative plural жа́би, genitive plural жаб, relational adjective жа́б'ячий or жаби́ний)
Declension
Declension of жа́ба (animal hard fem-form accent-a)
Coordinate terms
- ропу́ха (ropúxa)
Derived terms
- їба́ла жа́ба гадю́ку (jibála žába hadjúku, “literally "the frog fucked the viper", two enemies fighting each other”)
- жабагадю́кін (žabahadjúkin, “one of two disliked people who fight each other”)
Noun
жа́ба • (žába) f inan (genitive жа́би, uncountable)
Declension
Declension of жа́ба (inan sg-only hard fem-form accent-a)
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “жаба”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “жаба”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- “жаба”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)