рожба

Bulgarian

Etymology

Simplified from an earlier рождба (roždba), from Proto-Slavic *roďьba. Morphologically equivalent to родя́ (rodjá, to give birth) +‎ -ба (-ba).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈrɔʒbɐ]

Noun

ро́жба • (róžbaf (diminutive ро́жбичка)

  1. newborn
  2. (by extension) offspring (both male or female)
    Synonyms: пото́мък (potómǎk), че́до (čédo)

Declension

Declension of ро́жба
singular plural
indefinite ро́жба
róžba
ро́жби
róžbi
definite ро́жбата
róžbata
ро́жбите
róžbite

References

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

Macedonian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈrɔʒba]

Noun

рожба • (rožbaf

  1. offspring, fruit, children

Declension

Declension of рожба
singular plural
indefinite рожба (rožba) рожби (rožbi)
definite unspecified рожбата (rožbata) рожбите (rožbite)
definite proximal рожбава (rožbava) рожбиве (rožbive)
definite distal рожбана (rožbana) рожбине (rožbine)
vocative рожбо (rožbo) рожби (rožbi)