zguba

Polish

Etymology

Deverbal from zgubić. Compare with another prefix Bulgarian за́губа (záguba), also compare Proto-Slavic *paguba (whence Bulgarian па́губа (páguba), Russian па́губа (páguba)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzɡu.ba/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -uba
  • Syllabification: zgu‧ba

Noun

zguba f

  1. loss; something lost
    Antonym: znalezisko
  2. bane; doom

Declension

Declension of zguba
singular plural
nominative zguba zguby
genitive zguby zgub
dative zgubie zgubom
accusative zgubę zguby
instrumental zgubą zgubami
locative zgubie zgubach
vocative zgubo zguby

Further reading

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