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колиба

/[koˈlibɐ]/
Bulgariannoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    hut, cabin, shelter
  2. 2.
    small, poor house

Etymology

From a Paleo-Balkan substrate, attested at least from XIII-XIV century onwards. Found also in Ancient Greek καλύβη (kalúbē), however, a direct borrowing from Greek is formally impossible for phonetic reasons.

Forms

  • коли́баcanonical • feminine
  • kolíbaromanization
  • коли́баindefinite • singular
  • коли́биindefinite • plural
  • коли́батаdefinite • singular
  • коли́битеdefinite • plural
  • коли́ваalternative

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