прабаба
Bulgarian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *prababa. By surface analysis, пра- (pra-) + баба (baba).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈprabɐbɐ]
Noun
пра́баба • (prábaba) f
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | пра́баба prábaba |
пра́баби prábabi |
| definite | пра́бабата prábabata |
пра́бабите prábabite |
| vocative form | пра́бабо prábabo |
пра́баби prábabi |
Derived terms
- пра-пра́баба (pra-prábaba, “great-great-grandmother”)
Further reading
- “прабаба”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
Macedonian
Alternative forms
- пребаба (prebaba)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *prababa. By surface analysis, пра- (pra-, “great-”) + баба (baba, “grandmother”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈprababa]
- Hyphenation: пра‧ба‧ба
Noun
прабаба • (prababa) f (plural прабаби, masculine прадедо)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | прабаба (prababa) | прабаби (prababi) |
| definite unspecified | прабабата (prababata) | прабабите (prababite) |
| definite proximal | прабабава (prababava) | прабабиве (prababive) |
| definite distal | прабабана (prababana) | прабабине (prababine) |
| vocative | прабабо (prababo) | прабаби (prababi) |
Derived terms
- прапрабаба f (praprababa)
See also
- чукунбаба f (čukunbaba)
References
- “прабаба”, in Правопис на македонскиот јазик (Pravopis na makedonskiot jazik) [Orthography of the Macedonian language][1] (in Macedonian), 2nd edition, Skopje: Institute of Macedonian language "Krste Misirkov" – Skopje, 2017, page 59
- “прабаба” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu
Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic прабаба (prababa), from Proto-Slavic *prababa. By surface analysis, пра- (pra-) + ба́ба (bába).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [prɐˈbabɐ]
Audio: (file)
Noun
праба́ба • (prabába) f pers (genitive праба́би, nominative plural прабаби́)
- great-grandmother
- Synonym: прабабу́ся (prababúsja)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | праба́ба prabába |
праба́би prabáby |
| genitive | праба́би prabáby |
праба́б prabáb |
| dative | праба́бі prabábi |
праба́бам prabábam |
| accusative | праба́бу prabábu |
праба́б prabáb |
| instrumental | праба́бою prabáboju |
праба́бами prabábamy |
| locative | праба́бі prabábi |
праба́бах prabábax |
| vocative | праба́бо prabábo |
праба́би prabáby |
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “прабаба”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “прабаба”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)