служба

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Belarusian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Belarusian служба (služba), from Proto-Slavic *služьba.

Pronunciation

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Noun

слу́жба (slúžbaf inan (genitive слу́жбы, nominative plural слу́жбы, genitive plural слу́жбаў)

  1. service
  2. employment, job

Declension

References

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

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *služьba. Morphologically from слу́жа (slúža, to serve) +‎ -ба (-ba).

Pronunciation

Noun

слу́жба (slúžbaf (relational adjective служе́бен)

  1. service

Declension

References

  • служба”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • служба”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *služьba.

Pronunciation

Noun

служба (službaf (relational adjective службен)

  1. service

Declension

References

  • служба in Makedonisch Info (germansko-makedonski rečnik, makedonsko-germanski rečnik)

Russian

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *služьba. By surface analysis, служи́ть (služítʹ) +‎ -ьба (-ʹba).

Pronunciation

Noun

слу́жба (slúžbaf inan (genitive слу́жбы, nominative plural слу́жбы, genitive plural служб, relational adjective служе́бный)

  1. service
  2. employment, job
  3. office, work, post
  4. duty
  5. divine service

Declension

Descendants

  • Karelian: sluušpa (meaning 'religious service')
  • Yakut: сулууспа (suluuspa)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *služьba.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /slǔʒba/
  • Hyphenation: служ‧ба

Noun

слу̀жба f (Latin spelling slùžba)

  1. service
  2. employment, job
  3. office, work
  4. duty
  5. divine service

Declension

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *služьba.

Pronunciation

Noun

слу́жба (slúžbaf inan (genitive слу́жби, nominative plural слу́жби, genitive plural служб)

  1. service
  2. employment, job
  3. office, work
  4. duty
  5. divine service

Declension

References