-oba
See also: oba, OBA, and Oba.
Czech
Etymology
From Old Czech -oba, from Proto-Slavic *-oba (“-ness”). Variant of -ba.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈoba]
- Rhymes: -oba
Suffix
-oba f
- Appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning “the state of (the adjective)”, similar to English -ness; usually applied only on negatively assessed adjectives.
- hnilý (“rotten”) + -oba → hniloba (“putrefaction, rot”)
- sirý + -oba → siroba
- starý (“old”) + -oba → staroba
Derived terms
Czech terms suffixed with -oba
Further reading
- -oba in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017
Garo
Affix
-oba
- even though, despite
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-oba. Variant of -ba.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɔ.ba/
- Rhymes: -ɔba
- Syllabification: o‧ba
Suffix
-oba f
- Forms abstract feminine nouns
- chory + -oba → choroba
Declension
Declension of -oba
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -oba | -oby |
| genitive | -oby | -ob |
| dative | -obie | -obom |
| accusative | -obę | -oby |
| instrumental | -obą | -obami |
| locative | -obie | -obach |
| vocative | -obo | -oby |
Derived terms
Polish terms suffixed with -oba
See also
- -ba, -da
Further reading
- -oba in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- -oba in Polish dictionaries at PWN