buoba
Latgalian
Etymology
Borrowed from a Slavic language, from Proto-Slavic *baba. Doublet of baba.
Cognates include Latvian bāba and Latvian boba.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbùɔ̯ba]
- Hyphenation: buo‧ba
Noun
buoba f (diminutive buobeņa)
- (colloquial) wife
Declension
Declension of buoba (type 4 noun)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | buoba | buobys, buobas1) |
| genitive | buobys, buobas1) | buobu |
| dative | buobai | buobom |
| accusative | buobu | buobys, buobas1) |
| instrumental | buobu | buobom |
| locative | buobā | buobuos |
| vocative | buoba, buob | buobys, buobas1) |
| 1) dialectal | ||
Synonyms
- (more formal) sīva
References
- A. Andronov; L. Leikuma (2008) Latgalīšu-Latvīšu-Krīvu sarunu vuordineica, Lvava, →ISBN, page 10