babka
//ˈbap.ka/ | /ˈbap.ka/ | /ˈbɒp.ka/ | /ˈbap.ka/ | /ˈbap.ka/ | /ˈbap.ka/ | [ˈbap.ka]/
Polishnoun
Grammatical form
babka is the diminutive form of baba — “village woman (woman from the village)”.
Definitions
- 1.grandmother
- 2.medicine woman
- 3.babka (type of cake)
- 4.sandcastle
- 5.plantain (any plant of the genus Plantago)
- 6.goby (any of various small fish from the large family Gobiidae)
- 7.particular part of a furnace/oven
- 8.woman's companion assistant
- 9.blind man's buff
- 10.colloquialwoman
- 11.obsoletemound of several sheaves of grain placed in a field
- 12.obsoletetype of edible mushroom
- 13.obsoletestone closing the entrance to the mine
- 14.obsoletestone used to close a blast furnace acting as a furnace door
- 15.obsoletehammer with the same head on both sides
- 16.obsoleteanvil for bending padlock shackles
- 17.obsoletesmall anvil used for tapping a scythe
- 18.obsoletedragonfly
- 19.obsoletesmall cannon
- 20.obsoletetype of old, small Polish currency
- 21.obsoletedie used in a particular children's game
- 22.dialectalmidwife
Synonyms & related words
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish babka. By surface analysis, baba + -ka.
Forms
- babeczkadiminutive
- bábkaalternative
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | babka | babki |
| Genitive | babki | babek |
| Dative | babce | babkom |
| Accusative | babkę | babki |
| Instrumental | babką | babkami |
| Locative | babce | babkach |
| Vocative | babko | babki |
Nominative
Singular
babka
Plural
babki
Genitive
Singular
babki
Plural
babek
Dative
Singular
babce
Plural
babkom
Accusative
Singular
babkę
Plural
babki
Instrumental
Singular
babką
Plural
babkami
Locative
Singular
babce
Plural
babkach
Vocative
Singular
babko
Plural
babki