рожба

Bulgarian

Etymology

Simplified from an earlier рождба (roždba), from Proto-Slavic *roďьba. Morphologically equivalent to родя́ (rodjá, “to give birth”) +‎ -ба (-ba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrɔʒbɐ]

Noun

ро́жба • (róžba) f (diminutive ро́жбичка)

1. newborn
2. (by extension) offspring (both male or female)

   Synonyms: пото́мък (potómǎk), че́до (čédo)

Declension

Declension of ро́жба

	singular	plural
indefinite	ро́жба róžba	ро́жби róžbi
definite	ро́жбата róžbata	ро́жбите róžbite

Related terms

• ро́д (ród), ро́да (róda, “kin”)
• заро́диш (zaródiš, “embryo”)
• урожа́й (urožáj, “yield from harvest”)

References

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

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrɔʒba]

Noun

рожба • (rožba) f

1. offspring, fruit, children

Declension

Declension of рожба

	singular	plural
indefinite	рожба	рожби
definite unspecified	рожбата	рожбите
definite proximal	рожбава	рожбиве
definite distal	рожбана	рожбине
vocative	рожбо	рожби