bãben

Kashubian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bǫbьnъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbã.bɛn/
  • Rhymes: -ãbɛn
  • Syllabification: bã‧ben

Noun

bãben m inan (diminutive bãbenk, related adjective bãbnowi)

  1. drum
  2. drum (any similar hollow, cylindrical object as part of a machine)
  3. (architecture) tholobate (substructure on which a dome or cupola rests)
  4. brat (unbearable child)
  5. hillock, hummock, knoll

Declension

Declension of bãben
singular plural
nominative bãben bãbnë
genitive bãbna bãbnów
dative bãbnowi bãbnóm
accusative bãben bãbnë
instrumental bãbnã bãbnama
locative bãbnie bãbnach
vocative bãbnie bãbnë

Further reading

  • Sychta, Bernard (1967) “bąben”, in Słownik gwar kaszubskich [Dictionary of Kashubian dialects] (in Polish), volumes 1 (A – Ǵ), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 24
  • Jan Trepczyk (1994) “bęben”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “bęben”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi[1]
  • bãben”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022