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

1. (countable) fight, battle (a physical confrontation or combat between two or more people or groups)

   Synonyms: бой (boj), би́тка (bítka), сраже́ние (sražénie), схва́тка (shvátka)

2. (countable) struggle, contest

   класова борба ― klasova borba ― class struggle

3. (countable) campaign

   Synonym: кампа́ния (kampánija)

   предизборна борба ― predizborna borba ― election campaign

4. (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
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)

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Macedonian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *borьba, from *borti +‎ *-ьba, analogous to се бори (se bori) +‎ -ба (-ba).

Noun

борба • (borba) f

1. battle, combat

Declension

Declension of борба

	singular	plural
indefinite	борба	борби
definite unspecified	борбата	борбите
definite proximal	борбава	борбиве
definite distal	борбана	борбине
vocative	борбо	борби

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From бо̀рити се.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bǒrba/
• Hyphenation: бор‧ба

Noun

бо̀рба f (Latin spelling bòrba)

1. fight
2. combat
3. struggle

Declension

Declension of борба

	singular	plural
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