бабка

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak babka, from Proto-Slavic *babъka. By surface analysis, баба (baba, grandmother) + -ка (-ka). Cognates include Slovak babka and Carpathian Rusyn ба́бка (bábka).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbapka]
  • Rhymes: -apka
  • Hyphenation: баб‧ка

Noun

бабка (babka) f

  1. doll
  2. pupa
  3. pin, skittle (in bowling)

Declension

References

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbapkə]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *babъka.

Noun

ба́бка • (bábka) f anim (genitive ба́бки, nominative plural ба́бки, genitive plural ба́бок)

  1. granny, grandma
    Synonym: ба́бушка (bábuška)
  2. old woman, crone, granny
  3. (obsolete) midwife, a simplification of повивальная бабка, or "midwife old woman"
  4. (obsolete) medicine woman
Declension

Noun

ба́бка • (bábka) f inan (genitive ба́бки, nominative plural ба́бки, genitive plural ба́бок)

  1. (technology) mandrel
  2. pastern
  3. (anatomy) knucklebones (usually in the plural)
Declension
Descendants
  • Ingrian: papu, pappu

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbabkɐ]
  • (file)

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *babъka.

Noun

ба́бка • (bábka) f pers (genitive ба́бки, nominative plural бабки́, genitive plural бабо́к)

  1. grandmother
    Synonyms: бабу́ся (babúsja), ба́бця (bábcja)
  2. old woman
Declension

Etymology 2

Uncertain. From ба́бка (bábka, grandmother, old woman).

The dragonfly sense may come from the figurative meaning of "witch, hag" due to bizarre-looking animals being superstitiously perceived as sorcerers at the time.

Another theory suggests that it may come from a superstitious belief that the souls of the dead (called ба́ба) would possess insects.

Noun

ба́бка • (bábka) f animal (genitive ба́бки, nominative plural бабки́, genitive plural бабо́к)

  1. dragonfly
Declension

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Cognate with Yiddish באַבקע (babke).

Noun

ба́бка • (bábka) f inan (genitive ба́бки, nominative plural бабки́, genitive plural бабо́к)

  1. small anvil, mandrel
  2. (Western Ukraine, Canada) a special, delicate ritual bread that is blessed by the priest at Easter
    Synonym: баба (baba)
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