-oba

See also: Appendix:Variations of "oba"

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech -oba, from Proto-Slavic *-oba (“-ness”). Variant of -ba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ oba]
• Rhymes: -oba

Suffix

-oba f (noun-forming suffix)

1. appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning “the state of (the adjective)”, similar to English -ness; usually applied only on negatively assessed adjectives

   ‎hnilý (“rotten”) + ‎-oba → ‎hniloba (“putrefaction, rot”)

   ‎sirý + ‎-oba → ‎siroba

   ‎starý (“old”) + ‎-oba → ‎staroba

Derived terms

Czech terms suffixed with -oba

Further reading

• -oba in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

Garo

Affix

-oba

1. even though, despite

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-oba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.ba/
• Rhymes: -ɔba
• Syllabification: o‧ba
• Homophone: oba

Suffix

-oba f

1. forms abstract feminine nouns

   ‎chory + ‎-oba → ‎choroba

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	-oba	-oby
genitive	-oby	-ob
dative	-obie	-obom
accusative	-obę	-oby
instrumental	-obą	-obami
locative	-obie	-obach
vocative	-obo	-oby

Declension of -oba

Derived terms

Polish terms suffixed with -oba

See also

• -ba, -da

Further reading

• -oba in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak -oba, from Proto-Slavic *-oba (“-ness”). Variant of -ba.

Suffix

-oba f

1. appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning “the state of (the adjective)”, similar to English -ness; usually applied only on negatively assessed adjectives

   ‎hnilý (“rotten”) + ‎-oba → ‎hniloba (“putrefaction, rot”)

   ‎chudý (“poor”) + ‎-oba → ‎chudoba (“penury, poverty”)

   ‎chorý (“sick”) + ‎-oba → ‎choroba (“illness, sickness”)

   ‎starý (“old”) + ‎-oba → ‎staroba (“age”)

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	-oba	-oby
genitive	-oby	-ôb
dative	-obe	-obám
accusative	-obu	-oby
locative	-obe	-obách
instrumental	-obou	-obami

Declension of -oba