борба
Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *borьba. Morphologically equivalent to бо́ря (bórja, “to fight, to wrestle”) + -ба (-ba).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [borˈba]
Noun
борба́ • (borbá) f
- (countable) fight, battle (a physical confrontation or combat between two or more people or groups)
- Synonyms: бой (boj), би́тка (bítka), сраже́ние (sražénie), схва́тка (shvátka)
- (countable) struggle, contest
- класова борба ― klasova borba ― class struggle
- (countable) campaign
- Synonym: кампа́ния (kampánija)
- предизборна борба ― predizborna borba ― election campaign
- (uncountable) wrestling (sport)
- борба свободен стил ― borba svoboden stil ― all-in wrestling
- борба с бикове ― borba s bikove ― bullfight
Declension
Declension of борба́
singular | plural | |
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indefinite | борба́ borbá | борби́ borbí |
definite | борба́та borbáta | борби́те borbíte |
Related terms
- боре́ц m (boréc), борки́ня f (borkínja, “fighter”)
- боря́к (borják, “champion”)
References
- борба in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
- борба in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)
Macedonian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *borьba, from *borti + *-ьba, analogous to се бори (se bori) + -ба (-ba).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbɔrba]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: бор‧ба
Noun
бо́рба • (bórba) f (plural бо́рби, related adjective бо́рбен, diminutive бо́рбичка, augmentative бо́рбиште)
- struggle, battle, combat
Declension
Declension of борба
singular | plural | |
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indefinite | борба | борби |
definite unspecified | борбата | борбите |
definite proximal | борбава | борбиве |
definite distal | борбана | борбине |
vocative | борбо | борби |
Derived terms
- бо́рбеност f (bórbenost)
References
- “борба” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From бо̀рити се.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bǒrba/
- Hyphenation: бор‧ба
Noun
бо̀рба f (Latin spelling bòrba)
- fight
- combat
- struggle
Declension
Declension of борба
singular | plural | |
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nominative | борба | борбе |
genitive | бо̀рба | бо́рба̄ / бо́рбӣ |
dative | борби | борбама |
accusative | борбу | борбе |
vocative | борбо | борбе |
locative | борби | борбама |
instrumental | борбом | борбама |
References
- “борба” in Hrvatski jezični portal