bãben

Kashubian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bǫbьnъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbãbɛn/
• Rhymes: -ãbɛn
• Syllabification: bã‧ben

Noun

bãben m inan (diminutive bãbenk, related adjective bãbnowi)

1. drum
2. drum (any similar hollow, cylindrical object as part of a machine)
3. (architecture) tholobate (substructure on which a dome or cupola rests)
4. brat (unbearable child)
5. hillock, hummock, knoll

Declension

Declension of bãben

	singular	plural
nominative	bãben	bãbnë
genitive	bãbna	bãbnów
dative	bãbnowi	bãbnóm
accusative	bãben	bãbnë
instrumental	bãbnã	bãbnama
locative	bãbnie	bãbnach
vocative	bãbnie	bãbnë

Further reading

• Sychta, Bernard (1967) “bąben”, in Słownik gwar kaszubskich [Dictionary of Kashubian dialects] (in Polish), volumes 1 (A – Ǵ), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 24
• Jan Trepczyk (1994) “bęben”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “bęben”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎^[1]
• “bãben”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022