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Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Romanian colibă.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔˈli.ba/
- Rhymes: -iba
- Syllabification: ko‧li‧ba
Noun
koliba f
- cabin, cottage, hut, shepherd's hut
- Synonym: koleba
Declension
Further reading
- koliba in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- koliba in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Ultimately from κολυβός (kolubós), an alternative form of Ancient Greek καλύβη (kalúbē, “hut”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kǒliba/
- Hyphenation: ko‧li‧ba
Noun
kòliba f (Cyrillic spelling ко̀либа)
- hut, cottage, cabin
Declension
Further reading
- “koliba”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
Slovak
Etymology
Derived from Romanian colibă.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɔ.li.ba/
- Hyphenation: ko‧li‧ba
Noun
koliba f (genitive singular koliby, nominative plural koliby, genitive plural kolíb, declension pattern of žena)
- chalet
Declension
Further reading