buoba

Latgalian

Etymology

Borrowed from a Slavic language, from Proto-Slavic *baba. Doublet of baba.

Cognates include Latvian bāba and Latvian boba.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbùɔ̯ba]
  • Hyphenation: buo‧ba

Noun

buoba f (diminutive buobeņa)

  1. (colloquial) wife

Declension

Declension of buoba (type 4 noun)
singular plural
nominative buoba buobys, buobas1)
genitive buobys, buobas1) buobu
dative buobai buobom
accusative buobu buobys, buobas1)
instrumental buobu buobom
locative buobā buobuos
vocative buoba, buob buobys, buobas1)

1) dialectal

Synonyms

References

  • A. Andronov, L. Leikuma (2008) Latgalīšu-Latvīšu-Krīvu sarunu vuordineica, Lvava, →ISBN, page 10
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