"-ba" meaning in Polish

See -ba in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /ba/
Rhymes: -a Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-bʰeh₂der. Proto-Balto-Slavic *-bader. Proto-Slavic *-ьba Polish -ba Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьba. Etymology templates: {{etymon|pl|:inh|sla-pro:*-ьba<id:nominal>|id=nominal|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-bʰeh₂der. Proto-Balto-Slavic *-bader. Proto-Slavic *-ьba Polish -ba, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|pl|sla-pro|*-ьba|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Slavic *-ьba, {{inh+|pl|sla-pro|*-ьba}} Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьba Head templates: {{head|pl|suffix|g=f}} -ba f Inflection templates: {{pl-decl-noun-f}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], -ba [nominative, singular], -by [nominative, plural], -by [genitive, singular], -b [genitive, plural], -bie [dative, singular], -bom [dative, plural], -bę [accusative, singular], -by [accusative, plural], -bą [instrumental, singular], -bami [instrumental, plural], -bie [locative, singular], -bach [locative, plural], -bo [singular, vocative], -by [plural, vocative]
  1. (chiefly not productive or dialectal) forms feminine nouns meaning the action of a verb Tags: dialectal, feminine, idiomatic, morpheme Related terms: -da
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        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *-bʰeh₂der.\nProto-Balto-Slavic *-bader.\nProto-Slavic *-ьba\nPolish -ba",
      "name": "etymon"
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        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pl-decl-noun-f",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ba",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-by",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-by",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-b",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-bie",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-bom",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-bę",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-by",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-bą",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-bami",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-bie",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-bach",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-bo",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-by",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
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      "args": {
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        "2": "suffix",
        "g": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "-ba f",
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "-ba"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "",
        "ba"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "pl-decl-noun-f"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Polish",
  "lang_code": "pl",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using catfix",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 11 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with etymology trees",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Polish entries with etymology trees",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Polish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Polish links with manual fragments",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Polish links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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      ],
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          "type": "example"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "forms feminine nouns meaning the action of a verb"
      ],
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        "(chiefly not productive or dialectal) forms feminine nouns meaning the action of a verb"
      ],
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          "word": "-da"
        }
      ],
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        "dialectal",
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        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ba/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-a"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "ba"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ba"
}
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      "name": "etymon"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
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        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
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  "forms": [
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pl-decl-noun-f",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ba",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-by",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-by",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-b",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-bie",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-bom",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-bę",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-by",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-bą",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-bami",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-bie",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-bach",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-bo",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-by",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pl",
        "2": "suffix",
        "g": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "-ba f",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "-ba"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "",
        "ba"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "pl-decl-noun-f"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Polish",
  "lang_code": "pl",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "-da"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Pages with 11 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Pages with etymology trees",
        "Polish 1-syllable words",
        "Polish dialectal terms",
        "Polish entries with etymology trees",
        "Polish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Polish feminine suffixes",
        "Polish lemmas",
        "Polish links with manual fragments",
        "Polish links with redundant alt parameters",
        "Polish links with redundant wikilinks",
        "Polish suffixes",
        "Polish terms derived from Proto-Balto-Slavic",
        "Polish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Polish terms derived from Proto-Slavic",
        "Polish terms inherited from Proto-Slavic",
        "Polish terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Polish terms with audio pronunciation",
        "Polish terms with homophones",
        "Rhymes:Polish/a",
        "Rhymes:Polish/a/1 syllable"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "służyć + -ba → służba",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "forms feminine nouns meaning the action of a verb"
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chiefly not productive or dialectal) forms feminine nouns meaning the action of a verb"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dialectal",
        "feminine",
        "idiomatic",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ba/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-a"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "ba"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ba"
}

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