ježibaba

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *baba ęga.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈjɛʒɪbaba]

Noun

ježibaba f

  1. evil witch (in fairy tales)
    „Konečně mám něco dobrého na zub“, zvolala ježibaba se smíchem a chtěla děti hned sníst. ― "I finally have something good to eat," cried the witch laughingly, wanting to eat the children right away.
  2. (derogatory) biddy, bag, hag (woman)

Declension

Declension of ježibaba (hard feminine)
singular plural
nominative ježibaba ježibaby
genitive ježibaby ježibab
dative ježibabě ježibabám
accusative ježibabu ježibaby
vocative ježibabo ježibaby
locative ježibabě ježibabách
instrumental ježibabou ježibabami

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