-ьба

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Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьba.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ьба or -ьба́ (-ʹba or -ʹbá)

  1. Forms abstract or action nouns.
    ходи́ть (xodítʹ) + ‎-ьба́ (-ʹbá) → ‎ходьба́ (xodʹbá)
    -боро́ть (-borótʹ) + ‎-ьба́ (-ʹbá) → ‎борьба́ (borʹbá)
    стреля́ть (streljátʹ) + ‎-ьба́ (-ʹbá) → ‎стрельба́ (strelʹbá)
    сват (svat) + ‎-ьба (-ʹba) → ‎сва́дьба (svádʹba)
    друг (drug) + ‎-ба (-ba) → ‎дру́жба (drúžba)

Declension

Derived terms

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

  • -ба (-ba)after the unpaired sounds ч ж ш щ and р
  • -да (-da)
  • (possibly) -оба (-oba)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian -ьба (-ʹba), from Old East Slavic -ьба (-ĭba), from Proto-Slavic *-ьba.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ьба (-ʹba)

  1. -ing (deverbal suffix used to form action nouns)
    стріля́ти (striljáty, to shoot, to fire) + ‎-ьба (-ʹba) → ‎стрільба́ (strilʹbá, shooting, firing)
    боро́ти (boróty, to fight) + ‎-ьба (-ʹba) → ‎боротьба́ (borotʹbá, fighting, fight)
    гуля́ти (huljáty, to party) + ‎-ьба (-ʹba) → ‎гульба́ (hulʹbá, partying)
    хвали́тися (xvalýtysja, to boast) + ‎-ьба (-ʹba) → ‎хвальба́ (xvalʹbá, boasting)
  2. deverbal suffix used to form nouns that denote the result or product of the action
    суди́ти (sudýty, to judge) + ‎-ьба (-ʹba) → ‎судьба́ (sudʹbá, fate, gossip)
    рі́зати (rízaty, to cut) + ‎-ьба (-ʹba) → ‎різьба́ (rizʹbá, screw thread)
    проси́ти (prosýty, to ask) + ‎-ьба (-ʹba) → ‎про́сьба (prósʹba, request)
    жури́ти (žurýty, to upset, to trouble) + ‎-ба (-ba) → ‎журба́ (žurbá, sorrow, sadness)
  3. denominal suffix used to form related nouns
    друг (druh, friend) + ‎-ба (-ba) → ‎дру́жба (drúžba, friendship)
    сват (svat, go-between, matchmaker) + ‎-ьба (-ʹba) → ‎сва́дьба (svádʹba, wedding)

Derived terms