-ба

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Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic -ьба (-ĭba), from Proto-Slavic *-ьba.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ба (-baf

  1. Forms action nouns from verbs or other nouns.
    мо́ля (mólja, to ask; to beseech) + ‎-ба (-ba) → ‎молба́ (molbá, request; petition)
    творя́ (tvorjá, to create) + ‎-ба (-ba) → ‎творба́ (tvorbá, piece of art or music; creation)
    крада́ (kradá, to steal) + ‎-ба (-ba) → ‎кра́жба (krážba, theft)
    сват (svat, matchmaker) + ‎-ба (-ba) → ‎сва́тба (svátba, wedding)
    врач (vrač, fortune teller) + ‎-ба (-ba) → ‎врачба́ (vračbá, fortune-telling)
    гост (gost, guest) + ‎-ба (-ba) → ‎го́зба (gózba, dish) (originally, food served to guests)

Derived terms

Kildin Sami

Etymology

Borrowed from a Finnic language (compare Finnish -pa (clitic)).

Related to Northern Sami, Skolt Sami, and Inari Sami -ba.

Particle

-ба (-ba) (enclitic particle, obsolete or dialectal)

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    муннба
    munnba
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    лӣйемба
    lījjemba
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Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “-ʙa͕”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
  • T. I. Itkonen (1958) “-ʙa͕”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 814

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьba.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ба (-baf

  1. Suffix appended to verbs to create feminine nouns.
    дели (deli) + ‎-ба (-ba) → ‎делба (delba)
    моли (moli) + ‎-ба (-ba) → ‎молба (molba)
    гради (gradi) + ‎-ба (-ba) → ‎градба (gradba)
    сретне (sretne) + ‎-ба (-ba) → ‎средба (sredba)

Derived terms

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьba.

Suffix

-ба (-ba)

  1. a noun forming suffix
    дру́жбаdrúžbafriendship
    стрельба́strelʹshooting

Declension

Note: can be stressed and unstressed

Derived terms

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьba.

Suffix

-ба (Latin spelling -ba)

  1. Suffix appended to words to create a feminine noun, usually denoting an action.

See also

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ба (-ba)

  1. Alternative form of -ьба (-ʹba)
    служи́ти (služýty) + ‎-ба (-ba) → ‎слу́жба (slúžba)
    тягну́ти (tjahnúty) + ‎-ба (-ba) → ‎тяжба́ (tjažbá)
    лічи́ти (ličýty) + ‎-ба (-ba) → ‎лічба́ (ličbá)