худоба
/[xʊˈdɔbɐ]/
Ukrainiannoun
Definitions
- 1.livestock
- 2.colloquialcattle (people who resemble domesticated bovine animals in behaviour or destiny)
- 3.dialectalchattel (tangible personal property)
Synonyms & related words
Synonyms
- би́дло
- скарб
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
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | худо́ба | — |
| Genitive | худо́би | — |
| Dative | худо́бі | — |
| Accusative | худо́бу | — |
| Instrumental | худо́бою | — |
| Locative | худо́бі | — |
| Vocative | худо́бо | — |
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
—