See terba on Wiktionary
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"verb"
],
"word": "terbovati"
}
],
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"need, necessity (something necessary)"
],
"links": [
[
"need",
"need"
],
[
"necessity",
"necessity"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "*poterba"
}
],
"tags": [
"feminine",
"reconstruction"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"sacrifice, offering"
],
"links": [
[
"sacrifice",
"sacrifice"
],
[
"offering",
"offering"
]
],
"tags": [
"feminine",
"reconstruction"
]
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"pl:Kazimierz Polański",
"pl:Tadeusz Lehr-Spławiński"
],
"word": "terba"
}
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