skoba

See also: skobą

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian скоба́ (skobá), from Proto-Slavic *skoba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈskoba]

Noun

skoba f

1. staple (fastener)

Declension

Declension of skoba (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	skoba	skoby
genitive	skoby	skob
dative	skobě	skobám
accusative	skobu	skoby
vocative	skobo	skoby
locative	skobě	skobách
instrumental	skobou	skobami

Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese escovar.

Verb

skoba

1. brush
2. scrub

References

• Gonçalves, Manuel (2015) Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian скоба́ (skobá), from Proto-Slavic *skoba. Doublet of skobel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskɔ.ba/
• Rhymes: -ɔba
• Syllabification: sko‧ba

Noun

skoba f

1. (rare) shackle, staple (U-shaped metal fastener)

   Synonym: skobel

Declension

Declension of skoba

	singular	plural
nominative	skoba	skoby
genitive	skoby	skob
dative	skobie	skobom
accusative	skobę	skoby
instrumental	skobą	skobami
locative	skobie	skobach
vocative	skobo	skoby

Related terms

nouns

• chobot
• skobel
• skoblica

 

Further reading

• skoba in Polish dictionaries at PWN