herod-baba

See also: herod-babą

Polish

Etymology

Literally, “lady-despot”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xɛ.rɔdˈba.ba/

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• Rhymes: -aba
• Syllabification: he‧rod‧ba‧ba

Noun

herod-baba f

1. (humorous) tomboy (woman resembling a man)
2. (humorous) ball-buster (tough woman)

   Synonyms: baba-chłop, babochłop, chłopczyca, chłopobaba, dragon, harpia, hetera, kobieton, megiera

Declension

Declension of herod-baba

	singular	plural
nominative	herod-baba	herod-baby
genitive	herod-baby	herod-bab
dative	herod-babie	herod-babom
accusative	herod-babę	herod-baby
instrumental	herod-babą	herod-babami
locative	herod-babie	herod-babach
vocative	herod-babo	herod-baby

Related terms

adjective

• herodowy

 

nouns

• herod
• Herod

 

Further reading

• herod-baba in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• herod-baba in Polish dictionaries at PWN