гъба

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *gǫba. Cognate with Slovene goba, Slovak huba, Serbo-Croatian губа/guba, Russian губка (gubka). Non-Slavic cognates include Pashto غومبه‎ (γumba, “swelling”). Compare Latin fungus, Ancient Greek σπόγγος (spóngos).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɤbə/

Noun

гъба • (gǎ̀ba) f

  1. fungus (any member of the kingdom Fungi)
  2. sponge
Inflection
Inflection of гъба
singular plural
indefinite гъба гъби
definite гъбата гъбите
vocative form гъбо гъби
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