габа

Macedonian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *gǫba. Cognate with Bulgarian гъба (gǎba), 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): [ˈɡaba]

Noun

габа • (gaba) f (plural габи, diminutive габичка)

fungus (any member of the kingdom Fungi)

Inflection

Declension of габа

	singular	plural
indefinite	габа	габи
definite unspecified	габата	габите
definite proximal	габава	габиве
definite distal	габана	габине
vocative	габо	габи

Related terms

печурка (pečurka)

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