bajka

See also: bájka and bajką

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bajьka.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbajka]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

bajka f

  1. fable, apologue (a moral story featuring anthropomorphic animals)
  2. (by extension) fable, tall tale (a fanciful or exaggerated story)

Declension

Further reading

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bajьka. By surface analysis, bajać +‎ -ka.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbaj.ka/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ajka
  • Syllabification: baj‧ka

Noun

bajka f (diminutive bajeczka, augmentative baja)

  1. fable, apologue (a story reenforcing some moral or morals)
  2. fable (fiction; untruth; falsehood)
  3. fairy tale (a story containing imaginary events)
    Synonyms: bajda, baśń
  4. (colloquial) cartoon (animated series or movie)
    Synonym: kreskówka
  5. (colloquial, chiefly negated) cup of tea, one's thing (area of interest)
    Synonym: kreskówka

Declension

Derived terms

verbs
verb

Further reading

  • bajka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • moja bajka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • bajka in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bajьka.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bâːjka/
  • Hyphenation: baj‧ka
  • Rhymes: -âːjka

Noun

bȃjka f (Cyrillic spelling ба̑јка)

  1. fairy tale

Declension

Declension of bajka
singular plural
nominative bajka bajke
genitive bajke bȃjkī / bȃjkā
dative bajci bajkama
accusative bajku bajke
vocative bajko bajke
locative bajci bajkama
instrumental bajkom bajkama

See also

Further reading

  • bajka”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025