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Etymology

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Borrowed from Finnish laiva, from Proto-Finnic *laiva, from Proto-Germanic *flawją, from pre-Germanic *plowyom, from Proto-Indo-European *plew-.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ла́йба (lájbaf inan (genitive ла́йбы, nominative plural ла́йбы, genitive plural лайб)

  1. (archaic, nautical, regional) a large boat, sometimes with a deck, with one or two masts
  2. (slang) vehicle (usually a car or a bicycle)

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Polish: łajba

Further reading

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  • лайба in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru