колиба
Bulgarian edit
Etymology edit
From a Paleo-Balkan substrate, аttested at least from XIII-XIV century onwards. Found also in Ancient Greek καλύβη (kalúbē), however, a direct borrowing from Greek is formally impossible for phonetic reasons.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
коли́ба • (kolíba) f
- hut, cabin, shelter
- (figurative) small, poor house
Declension edit
Declension of коли́ба
Alternative forms edit
References edit
- “колиба”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “колиба”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “колиба”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 500
- колиба in Euthymius's dictionary
Macedonian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek καλύβη (kalúbē, “hut”), possibly via Ottoman Turkish قولوبه (kulübe, “hut”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
колиба • (koliba) f (diminutive колипка)
Declension edit
Serbo-Croatian edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from κολυβός (kolubós), an alternative form of Ancient Greek καλύβη (kalúbē, “hut”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ко̀либа f (Latin spelling kòliba)
Declension edit
Declension of колиба
Further reading edit
- “колиба” in Hrvatski jezični portal