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худоба

/[xʊˈdɔbɐ]/
Ukrainiannoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    livestock
  2. 2.
    colloquialcattle (people who resemble domesticated bovine animals in behaviour or destiny)
  3. 3.
    dialectalchattel (tangible personal property)

Synonyms & related words

Synonyms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian худоба (xudoba), from Old East Slavic худоба (xudoba), from Proto-Slavic *xudoba (“leanness, thinness”), from *xudъ + *-oba. By surface analysis, худи́й (xudýj, “thin, skinny”) + -оба (-oba). The use of the word to denote livestock may be attributable to taboo avoidance.

Forms

  • худо́баcanonical • feminine • inanimate
  • xudóbaromanization
  • худо́биgenitive
Nominative
Singular
худо́ба
Plural
Genitive
Singular
худо́би
Plural
Dative
Singular
худо́бі
Plural
Accusative
Singular
худо́бу
Plural
Instrumental
Singular
худо́бою
Plural
Locative
Singular
худо́бі
Plural
Vocative
Singular
худо́бо
Plural

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