babina

Old Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *babina. By surface analysis, baba +‎ -ina. First attested in 1399.

Noun

babina f

  1. grandma (parent's mother)
    Synonym: baba
  2. inheritance from a grandmother
    Synonym: babczyzna

Descendants
  • Polish: babina

References

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish babina, from Proto-Slavic *babina. By surface analysis, baba +‎ -ina. First attested in 1399.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /baˈbi.na/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Syllabification: ba‧bi‧na

Noun

babina f (diminutive babinka)

  1. (colloquial, endearing) old woman, old dear
    Synonyms: babcia, staruszka, starowina

Declension
Declension of babina
singular plural
nominative babina babiny
genitive babiny babin
dative babinie babinom
accusative babinę babiny
instrumental babiną babinami
locative babinie babinach
vocative babino babiny

Derived terms
noun

References
  1. B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “babina”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

Further reading
  • babina in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • babina in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Paweł Kupiszewski (04.10.2009), “BABINA”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]
  • J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “babina”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 78
  • babina in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego
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