Баба-Яга

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *baba ęga (literally hag of terror).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbabə (j)ɪˈɡa]
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  • Rhymes: -a

Proper noun

Ба́ба-Яга́ • (Bába-Jagá) f anim (genitive Ба́бы-Яги́, nominative plural Ба́бы-Яги́, genitive plural Ба́б-Я́г)

  1. (Slavic mythology) Baba Yaga
    Synonyms: (diminutive, joking) Ба́бка-Ёжка (Bábka-Jóžka), (diminutive, joking, common misspelling) Ба́бка-Ёшка (Bábka-Jóška)
  2. (figuratively) old witch, hag

Declension

Descendants

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