борба

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *borьba. Morphologically equivalent to бо́ря (bórja, to fight, to wrestle) + -ба (-ba).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [borˈba]
  • (file)

Noun

борба́ • (borbá) f

  1. (countable) fight, battle (a physical confrontation or combat between two or more people or groups)
    Synonyms: бой (boj), би́тка (bítka), сраже́ние (sražénie), схва́тка (shvátka)
  2. (countable) struggle, contest
    класова борбаklasova borbaclass struggle
  3. (countable) campaign
    Synonym: кампа́ния (kampánija)
    предизборна борбаpredizborna borbaelection campaign
  4. (uncountable) wrestling (sport)
    борба свободен стилborba svoboden stilall-in wrestling
    борба с биковеborba s bikovebullfight

Declension

References

  • борба”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • борба”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *borьba, from *borti + *-ьba, analogous to се бори (se bori) + -ба (-ba).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbɔrba]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: бор‧ба

Noun

бо́рба • (bórba) f (plural бо́рби, relational adjective бо́рбен, diminutive бо́рбичка, augmentative бо́рбиште)

  1. struggle, battle, combat

Declension

Derived terms

References

  • борба” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *borьba.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bǒrba/
  • Hyphenation: бор‧ба

Noun

бо̀рба f (Latin spelling bòrba)

  1. fight
  2. combat
  3. struggle

Declension

References

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