gajba

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Metathesis from Italian gabbia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡâːjba/
  • Hyphenation: gaj‧ba

Noun

gȃjba f (Cyrillic spelling га̑јба)

  1. (regional) crate, box (for bottles)
  2. (regional) cage
  3. (regional, slang, sports) score, point
  4. (slang) crib (one's residence; apartment, flat or room)

Declension

References

  • gajba”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024