Wiktionary

жаба

Belarusian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *žaba.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈʐaba]
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -aba

Noun edit

жа́ба • (žába) f animal (genitive жа́бы, nominative plural жа́бы, genitive plural жаб)

  1. frog
    Synonym: кваку́ха (kvakúxa)

Declension edit

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 edit

References edit

  • “жаба” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Bulgarian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *žaba.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

жа́ба • (žába) f (masculine жабо́к)

  1. 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
  2. toad (usually a female one)

Declension edit

Declension of жа́ба
singular plural
indefinite жа́ба
žába 		жа́би
žábi
definite жа́бата
žábata 		жа́бите
žábite
vocative form жа́бо
žábo 		жа́би
žábi

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

See also edit

References edit

  • “жаба”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • “жаба”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Erzya edit

Etymology edit

Perhaps borrowed from Russian жаба (žaba).

Pronunciation edit

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Noun edit

жаба • (žaba)

  1. (dialectal) child
    Synonyms: эйкакш (ejkakš), эйде (ejďe)
  2. glutton

Declension edit

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

References edit

  • B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “жаба”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN

Macedonian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žaba.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

жаба • (žaba) f (plural жаби, masculine жабец or жабок or жабар, relational adjective жабји or жабин, diminutive жабичка or жапче or жапченце, augmentative жабиште)

  1. frog

Declension edit

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 edit

References edit

  • жаба in Makedonisch Info (germansko-makedonski rečnik, makedonsko-germanski rečnik)

Old Church Slavonic edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *žaba.

Noun edit

жаба • (žaba) f

  1. toad
  2. frog

Declension edit

Declension of жаба (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative жаба
žaba 		жабѣ
žabě 		жабꙑ
žaby
genitive жабꙑ
žaby 		жабоу
žabu 		жабъ
žabŭ
dative жабѣ
žabě 		жабама
žabama 		жабамъ
žabamŭ
accusative жабѫ
žabǫ 		жабѣ
žabě 		жабꙑ
žaby
instrumental жабоѭ
žabojǫ 		жабама
žabama 		жабами
žabami
locative жабѣ
žabě 		жабоу
žabu 		жабахъ
žabaxŭ
vocative жабо
žabo 		жабѣ
žabě 		жабꙑ
žaby

Old East Slavic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *žaba.

Pronunciation edit

  • (ca. 9th CE) IPA(key): /ˈʑɑbɑ/
  • (ca. 11th CE) IPA(key): /ˈʑaba/
  • (ca. 13th CE) IPA(key): /ˈʑaba/
  • Hyphenation: жа́‧ба

Noun edit

жаба (žaba) f

  1. toad
  2. frog

Declension edit

Declension of жаба (hard a-stem)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative жаба
žaba 		жабѣ
žabě 		жабꙑ
žaby
Genitive жабꙑ
žaby 		жабу
žabu 		жабъ
žabŭ
Dative жабѣ
žabě 		жабама
žabama 		жабамъ
žabamŭ
Accusative жабѫ
žabǫ 		жабѣ
žabě 		жабꙑ
žaby
Instrumental жабоѭ
žabojǫ 		жабама
žabama 		жабами
žabami
Locative жабѣ
žabě 		жабу
žabu 		жабахъ
žabaxŭ
Vocative жабо
žabo 		жабѣ
žabě 		жабꙑ
žaby

Descendants edit

  • Old Ruthenian: жа́ба (žába)
    • Belarusian: жа́ба (žába)
    • Carpathian Rusyn: жа́ба (žába)
    • Ukrainian: жа́ба (žába)
  • Russian: жа́ба (žába)

Old Ruthenian edit

 
жа́ба

Etymology edit

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 edit

жаба • (žaba) f animal

  1. toad, frog

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

Further reading edit

  • Tymchenko, E. K., editor (1932), “жаба”, in Історичний словник українського язика [Historical Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 1, numbers 2 (Г – Ж), Kharkiv, Kyiv: Ukrainian Soviet Encyclopedia, page 895
  • Hrynchyshyn, D. H., editor (2002), “жаба”, in Словник української мови XVI – 1-ї пол. XVII ст. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language of 16ᵗʰ – 1ˢᵗ half of 17ᵗʰ c.] (in Ukrainian), numbers 9 (дѣдичъ – загонити), Lviv: KIUS, →ISBN, page 112
  • Zhurawski, A. I., editor (1989), “жаба”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 9 (дорогоценный – жеребей), Minsk: Navuka i tekhnika, →ISBN, page 240

Russian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žaba.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

жа́ба • (žába) f anim or f inan (genitive жа́бы, nominative plural жа́бы, genitive plural жаб, relational adjective жа́бий, diminutive жа́бка or жа́бочка)

  1. toad
  2. (regional or archaic) frog
    Synonym: (regular term) лягу́шка (ljagúška)
  3. (pathology) tonsillitis, quinsy
    грудна́я жа́ба ― grudnája žába ― angina pectoris
  4. (slang, computing) Java (programming language)
  5. (slang, computing) Adobe Photoshop
  6. (slang, computing) a photoshopped image, a shoop (see also фотожаба)

Declension edit

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 edit

Related terms edit

Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žaba.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ʒâba/
  • Hyphenation: жа‧ба

Noun edit

жа̏ба f (Latin spelling žȁba, diminutive жа̏бица, augmentative жабѐтина, relational adjective жа̏бљӣ or жа̏бин)

  1. frog

Declension edit

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 edit

Descendants edit

References edit

  • “жаба” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Ukrainian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *žaba.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

жа́ба • (žába) f animal (genitive жа́би, nominative plural жа́би, genitive plural жаб, relational adjective жа́б'ячий or жаби́ний)

  1. frog

Declension edit

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 edit

Derived terms edit

Noun edit

жа́ба • (žába) f inan (genitive жа́би, uncountable)

  1. quinsy, tonsillitis

Declension edit

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 edit

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