гъба

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *gǫba. Cognate with Slovene goba, Slovak huba, Serbo-Croatian губа/guba, Russian гу́бка (gúbka). Non-Slavic cognates include Pashto غومبه‎ (γumba, “swelling”). Compare Latin fungus, Ancient Greek σπόγγος (spóngos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡɤbə]

Noun

гъ́ба • (gǎ́ba) f (related adjective гъ́бен, diminutive гъ́бка)

1. fungus (any member of the kingdom Fungi)
2. sponge

Declension

Declension of гъ́ба

	singular	plural
indefinite	гъ́ба gǎ́ba	гъ́би gǎ́bi
definite	гъ́бата gǎ́bata	гъ́бите gǎ́bite