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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *baba ęga.
Pronunciation
Noun
ježibaba f
- evil witch (in fairy tales)
- „Konečně mám něco dobrého na zub“, zvolala ježibaba se smíchem a chtěla děti hned sníst. ― "I finally have something good to eat," cried the witch laughingly, wanting to eat the children right away.
- (derogatory) biddy, bag, hag (woman)
Declension
Declension of ježibaba (hard feminine)
Further reading
- “ježibaba”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “ježibaba”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “ježibaba”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)