babjy

Slovincian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *babьjь. By surface analysis, baba +‎ -jy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈba.bjɪ/
• Rhymes: -abjɪ
• Syllabification: ba‧bjy

Adjective

babjy (comparative barżé babjy, superlative nobarżé babjy, no derived adverb)

1. (relational, not comparable) woman (relating to a woman)
2. womanly, effeminate (similar to a woman)

   Synonym: babskjy

Derived terms

adjectives

• babjëwjérny

 

nouns

• babjëwjérca
• babjëwjérczina
• babjëwjérnjica
• babjëwjérnjik
• babjëwjérztwô

 

verbs

• babjoc impf, zbabjoc pf

 

Related terms

adjectives

• babjyn
• babskjy

 

nouns

• babjina
• babjiszczô
• babjynka
• babskô

 

Further reading

• Lorentz, Friedrich (1908) “bãbjï”, in Slovinzisches Wörterbuch‎^[1] (in German), volume 1, Saint Petersburg: ОРЯС ИАН, page 10