babsko
//ˈbap.skɔ//
Polishnoun
Grammatical form
babsko is the augmentative form of baba — “village woman (woman from the village)”.
Definitions of baba noun · /ˈba.ba/ | /ˈba.ba/ | /ˈba.ba/
Full entry for baba →- 1.village woman (woman from the village)
- 2.village seller (woman who sells things from the village)
- 3.babka (type of cake)
- 4.ram (hydraulic hammer)
- 5.female mourner, griever (woman who cries over someone's death at a funeral)
- 6.whipping block
- 7.common pear, (Pyrus communis)
- 8.cannon; gun
- 9.queen
- 10.quack; herbalist (woman who heals with herbs, especially incompetently)
- 11.woman, crone, hag (female person)(colloquial, derogatory)
- 12.wife, girlfriend (female romantic partner)(colloquial, dialectal)
- 13.grandmother(childish)
- 14.pansy, big girl's blouse (male of weak or cowardly character)(derogatory)
- 15.witch; spellcaster(obsolete)
- 16.female beggar (woman who begs)(obsolete)
- 17.midwife(obsolete)
- 18.large sheaf of strangely decorated grain tied at the end of a harvest(dialectal, obsolete)
- 19.thick, round part attached to a screw next to a stool of a spinning wheel(dialectal, obsolete)
- 20.bunch of rags placed on a stick to block the lower outlet of a chimney above a fireplace(dialectal, obsolete)
- 21.wooden block carved in the shape of a human head given to new rafters to kiss by rafters who are helping the new rafters with the rafting for the first time(obsolete)
- 22.narrow barrel with a pole through it, used for winding a seine line while fishing(obsolete)
- 23.starting peg (peg that starts a game of croquet)(obsolete)
- 24.oak block with a handle used for tamping when laying stones, spreading gravel on road surfaces, etc.(obsolete)
- 25.leather pillow for applying paint in manual printing of canvases(obsolete)
- 26.female hireling; female worker(obsolete)
- 27.female pimp(obsolete)
- 28.snowwoman(obsolete)
- 29.bogie (booger)(obsolete)
- 30.bundle of hay used as a blockade for dangerous passages(obsolete)
- 31.rag on a stick or pole for sweeping(obsolete)
- 32.wooden mold for ironing clothes(obsolete)
- 33.boathook(obsolete)
- 34.knot on a mast twist that raftsmen can't undo(obsolete)
- 35.Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius)(obsolete)
- 36.type of wild duck(obsolete)
- 37.leather ball(obsolete)
- 38.pelican (seabird of the family Pelecanidae)(obsolete)
- 39.any of various freshwater sculpins of the genus Cottus(obsolete)
- 40.tuna (fish of the genus Thunnus)(obsolete)
- 41.baba (holy man, a spiritual leader)
- 42.stone figure used in cult or spiritual functions
- 43.jail; dungeon
Etymology of baba
Inherited from Old Polish baba.
Etymology
From baba + -sko. Compare Kashubian babskò and Slovincian babskô.
Paradigm of baba, with babsko highlighted:
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | baba | baby, babowie |
| Genitive | baby | bab, babów |
| Dative | babie | babom |
| Accusative | babę | baby, babów |
| Instrumental | babą | babami |
| Locative | babie | babach |
| Vocative | babo | baby, babowie |
Nominative
Singular
baba
Plural
baby, babowie
Genitive
Singular
baby
Plural
bab, babów
Dative
Singular
babie
Plural
babom
Accusative
Singular
babę
Plural
baby, babów
Instrumental
Singular
babą
Plural
babami
Locative
Singular
babie
Plural
babach
Vocative
Singular
babo
Plural
baby, babowie