жаба
Belarusian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *žaba.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʐaba]
Audio (file)
Noun
жа́ба • (žába) f animal (genitive жа́бы, nominative plural жа́бы, genitive plural жаб)
- frog
- Synonym: кваку́ха (kvakúxa)
Declension
Declension of жа́ба (anml hard fem-form accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | жа́ба žába | жа́бы žáby |
| genitive | жа́бы žáby | жаб žab |
| dative | жа́бе žábje | жа́бам žábam |
| accusative | жа́бу žábu | жаб žab |
| instrumental | жа́бай, жа́баю žábaj, žábaju | жа́бамі žábami |
| locative | жа́бе žábje | жа́бах žábax |
| count form | — | жа́бы1 žáby1 |
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
Coordinate terms
- рапу́ха (rapúxa)
References
- “жаба” in Belarusian-Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *žaba.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʒa̟bə]
Noun
жа́ба • (žába) f (masculine жабо́к)
- frog (usually a female one)
- 2003, Оркестър Камчия (lyrics and music), “Комбайна-вършачка”, in 20 Години с Оркестър Камчия:
- На китарата Васко Жабата,
Той ще свири, драги гости само за вас- Na kitarata Vasko Žabata,
Toj šte sviri, dragi gosti samo za vas - Vasko the frog is on the guitar,
He will play, dear guests, just for you
- Na kitarata Vasko Žabata,
-
- toad (usually a female one)
Declension
Declension of жа́ба
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | жа́ба žába | жа́би žábi |
| definite | жа́бата žábata | жа́бите žábite |
| vocative form | жа́бо žábo | жа́би žábi |
Derived terms
- кра́става жа́ба f (krástava žába)
Related terms
- жабо́к m (žabók)
See also
- по́пова лъжи́чка f (pópova lǎžíčka)
References
- жаба in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
- жаба in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)
Erzya
Noun
жаба • (žaba)
- child
- glutton
Macedonian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *žaba.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʒaba]
Audio (file)
Noun
жаба • (žaba) f (plural жаби, masculine жабец, related adjective жабји, diminutive жапче or жабичка, augmentative жабиште)
- frog
Declension
Declension of жаба
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | жаба | жаби |
| definite unspecified | жабата | жабите |
| definite proximal | жабава | жабиве |
| definite distal | жабана | жабине |
| vocative | жабо | жаби |
See also
- полноглавец (polnoglavec)
References
- жаба in Makedonisch Info (germansko-makedonski rečnik, makedonsko-germanski rečnik)
Old Church Slavonic
Alternative forms
- Glagolitic: ⰶⰰⰱⰰ (žaba)
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *žaba.
Noun
жаба • (žaba) f
- toad
- frog
Declension
Declension of жаба (hard a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Dual | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | жаба žaba | жабѣ žabě | жабꙑ žaby |
| Accusative | жабѫ žabǫ | жабѣ žabě | жабꙑ žaby |
| Genitive | жабꙑ žaby | жабоу žabu | жабъ žabŭ |
| Locative | жабѣ žabě | жабоу žabu | жабахъ žabaxŭ |
| Dative | жабѣ žabě | жабама žabama | жабамъ žabamŭ |
| Instrumental | жабоѭ žabojǫ | жабама žabama | жабами žabami |
| Vocative | жабо žabo | жабѣ žabě | жабꙑ žaby |
Old East Slavic
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *žaba.
Noun
жаба (žaba) f
- toad
- frog
Descendants
- Old Ruthenian: жа́ба (žába)
- Belarusian: жа́ба (žába)
- Rusyn: жа́ба (žába)
- Ukrainian: жа́ба (žába)
- Russian: жа́ба (žába)
Old Ruthenian
жа́ба
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic жа́ба (žába), from Proto-Slavic *žàba, from *žěba, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *gēˀbāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷh₂béh₂. Cognate with Russian жа́ба (žába), Old Czech žába.
Noun
жа́ба • (žába) f anim
- toad, frog
Derived terms
- Жа́ба (Žába) (Old Ukrainian surname)
Descendants
- Belarusian: жа́ба (žába)
- Rusyn: жа́ба (žába)
- Ukrainian: жа́ба (žába)
Further reading
- Tymchenko, E. K., editor (1932), “жаба”, in Історичний словник українського язика [Historical Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 1, issue 2: Г – Ж, Kharkiv, Kyiv: Ukr. Sov. Ency., page 895
- Hrynchyshyn, D. H., editor (2002), “жаба”, in Словник української мови XVI – I пол. XVII ст. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: 16ᵗʰ – 1ˢᵗ half of 17ᵗʰ c.] (in Ukrainian), issue 9 (дѣдичъ – загонити), Lviv: Krypiakevych I.U.S., →ISBN, page 112
- Zhurawski, A. I., editor (1989), “жаба”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), issue 9 (дорогоценный – жеребей), Minsk: Navuka i tekhnika, →ISBN, page 240
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žaba.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʐabə]
Audio (file)
Noun
жа́ба • (žába) f anim or f inan (genitive жа́бы, nominative plural жа́бы, genitive plural жаб, related adjective жа́бий, diminutive жа́бка or жа́бочка)
- toad
- (regional or archaic) frog
- Synonym: (regular term) лягу́шка (ljagúška)
- (pathology) tonsillitis, quinsy
- грудна́яжа́ба ― grudnája žába ― angina pectoris
- (slang, computing) Java (programming language)
- (slang, computing) Adobe Photoshop
- (slang, computing) a photoshopped image, a shoop
Declension
Declension of жа́ба (bian fem-form hard-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | жа́ба žába | жа́бы žáby |
| genitive | жа́бы žáby | жа́б žáb |
| dative | жа́бе žábe | жа́бам žábam |
| accusative animate inanimate | жа́бу žábu | жа́б žáb |
| жа́бы žáby | ||
| instrumental | жа́бой, жа́бою žáboj, žáboju | жа́бами žábami |
| prepositional | жа́бе žábe | жа́бах žábax |
Pre-reform declension of жа́ба (anim fem-form hard-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | жа́ба žába | жа́бы žáby |
| genitive | жа́бы žáby | жа́бъ žáb |
| dative | жа́бѣ žábě | жа́бамъ žábam |
| accusative | жа́бу žábu | жа́бъ žáb |
| instrumental | жа́бой, жа́бою žáboj, žáboju | жа́бами žábami |
| prepositional | жа́бѣ žábě | жа́бахъ žábax |
Derived terms
- жабёнок (žabjónok)
Related terms
- жа́ба ду́шит (žába dúšit)
- жа́бить (žábitʹ), отжа́бить (otžábitʹ)
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *žaba.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʒâba/
- Hyphenation: жа‧ба
Noun
жа̏ба f (Latin spelling žȁba)
- frog
Declension
Declension of жаба
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | жа̏ба | жабе |
| genitive | жабе | жа̑ба̄ |
| dative | жаби | жабама |
| accusative | жабу | жабе |
| vocative | жабо | жабе |
| locative | жаби | жабама |
| instrumental | жабом | жабама |
Related terms
- жа́бац
Descendants
- → Albanian: zhabë
References
- “жаба” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *žaba.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʒabɐ]
Audio (file)
Noun
жа́ба • (žába) f animal (genitive жа́би, nominative plural жа́би, genitive plural жаб, related adjective жа́б'ячий or жаби́ний)
- frog
Declension
Declension of жа́ба (animal hard fem-form accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | жа́ба žába | жа́би žáby |
| genitive | жа́би žáby | жаб žab |
| dative | жа́бі žábi | жа́бам žábam |
| accusative | жа́бу žábu | жа́би, жаб žáby, žab |
| instrumental | жа́бою žáboju | жа́бами žábamy |
| locative | жа́бі žábi | жа́бах žábax |
| vocative | жа́бо žábo | жа́би žáby |
Coordinate terms
- ропу́ха (ropúxa)
Noun
жа́ба • (žába) f inan (genitive жа́би, uncountable)
- quinsy, tonsillitis
Declension
Declension of жа́ба (inan sg-only hard fem-form accent-a)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | жа́ба žába |
| genitive | жа́би žáby |
| dative | жа́бі žábi |
| accusative | жа́бу žábu |
| instrumental | жа́бою žáboju |
| locative | жа́бі žábi |
| vocative | жа́бо žábo |
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “жаба”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Rusanivskyi, V. M., Shyrokov, V. A., editors (2010–2022), “жаба”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- “жаба”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)