Inherited from Old Ruthenian саба́ка (sabáka), соба́ка (sobáka), from Proto-Slavic *sobaka Cognate to Russian соба́ка (sobáka) and Ukrainian соба́ка (sobáka), Polish sobaka (dialectal), Kashubian sobaka (“bitch (female dog); dissolute man”).
саба́ка • (sabáka) m animal (genitive саба́кі, nominative plural саба́кі, genitive plural саба́к)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | саба́ка sabáka |
саба́кі sabáki |
| genitive | саба́кі sabáki |
саба́к sabák |
| dative | саба́ку sabáku |
саба́кам sabákam |
| accusative | саба́ку sabáku |
саба́к sabák |
| instrumental | саба́кам sabákam |
саба́камі sabákami |
| locative | саба́ку sabáku |
саба́ках sabákax |
| count form | — | саба́кі1 sabáki1 |
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
сабака • (sabaka) m animal or f animal
url=sobakaPlease see Module:checkparams for help with this warning.Bulyka, A. M., editor (2012), “собака, сабака”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 32 (смыковати – струмень), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 20