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Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *borьba. By surface analysis, боро́ться (borótʹsja) +‎ -ьба (-ʹba).

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  • IPA(key): [bɐrʲˈba]
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Noun edit

борьба́ (borʹbáf inan (genitive борьбы́, uncountable)

  1. struggle, fight, conflict, combat
    борьба́ за справедли́востьborʹbá za spravedlívostʹfight for justice
    борьба́ с бе́дностьюborʹbá s bédnostʹjustruggle against poverty
    наро́дная борьба́ в тылу́naródnaja borʹbá v tylúpopular struggle in the homefront
  2. (sports) wrestling

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