жалоба

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Belarusian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic жалоба (žaloba), from Proto-Slavic *žaloba.

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Noun

жало́ба (žalóbaf inan (genitive жало́бы, uncountable)

  1. mourning

Declension

References

  • жалоба” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Old East Slavic

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žaloba.

Pronunciation

  • (ca. 9th CE) IPA(key): /ʑɑˈlɔbɑ/
  • (ca. 11th CE) IPA(key): /ʑaˈlɔba/
  • (ca. 13th CE) IPA(key): /ʑaˈlɔba/
  • Hyphenation: жа‧ло́‧ба

Noun

жалоба (žalobaf

  1. grief, regret
  2. complaint

Declension

Descendants

References

  • Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1893) “жалоба”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments]‎ (in Russian), volumes 1 (А – К), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 841

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic жалоба (žaloba), from Proto-Slavic *žaloba.

Pronunciation

Noun

жа́лоба (žálobaf inan (genitive жа́лобы, nominative plural жа́лобы, genitive plural жа́лоб)

  1. complaint

Declension

Descendants

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic жалоба (žaloba, mourning, grief), from Proto-Slavic *žaloba. The second meaning (complaint) probably developed under the influence of Russian жа́лоба (žáloba, complaint).

Pronunciation

Noun

жало́ба (žalóbaf inan (genitive жало́би, uncountable)

  1. (uncountable) mourning
  2. (colloquial) complaint
    Synonym: ска́рга (skárha)

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