служба
Belarusian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Belarusian служба (služba), from Proto-Slavic *služьba.
Pronunciation
Noun
слу́жба • (slúžba) f inan (genitive слу́жбы, nominative plural слу́жбы, genitive plural слу́жбаў)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | слу́жба slúžba |
слу́жбы slúžby |
| genitive | слу́жбы slúžby |
слу́жбаў slúžbaŭ |
| dative | слу́жбе slúžbje |
слу́жбам slúžbam |
| accusative | слу́жбу slúžbu |
слу́жбы slúžby |
| instrumental | слу́жбай, слу́жбаю slúžbaj, slúžbaju |
слу́жбамі slúžbami |
| locative | слу́жбе slúžbje |
слу́жбах slúžbax |
| count form | — | слу́жбы1 slúžby1 |
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
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 • (slúžba) f (relational adjective служе́бен)
Declension
Related terms
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 • (služba) f (relational adjective службен)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | служба (služba) | служби (službi) |
| definite unspecified | службата (službata) | службите (službite) |
| definite proximal | службава (službava) | службиве (službive) |
| definite distal | службана (službana) | службине (službine) |
| vocative | службо (službo) | служби (službi) |
References
- служба in Makedonisch Info (germansko-makedonski rečnik, makedonsko-germanski rečnik)
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *služьba. By surface analysis, служи́ть (služítʹ) + -ьба (-ʹba).
Pronunciation
Noun
слу́жба • (slúžba) f inan (genitive слу́жбы, nominative plural слу́жбы, genitive plural служб, relational adjective служе́бный)
Declension
Related terms
Descendants
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *služьba.
Pronunciation
Noun
слу̀жба f (Latin spelling slùžba)
Declension
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *služьba.
Pronunciation
Noun
слу́жба • (slúžba) f inan (genitive слу́жби, nominative plural слу́жби, genitive plural служб)
Declension
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “служба”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “служба”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)