колиба

From a Paleo-Balkan substrate, attested at least from XIII-XIV century onwards. Found also in Ancient Greek καλύβη (kalúbē), however, a direct borrowing from Greek is formally impossible for phonetic reasons.

• IPA^(key): [koˈlibɐ]

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коли́ба • (kolíba) f

1. hut, cabin, shelter
2. (figurative) small, poor house

• коли́ва (kolíva) — dialectal, borrowed directly from Greek

• “колиба”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “колиба”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “колиба”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 500
• колиба in Euthymius's dictionary

Borrowed from Ancient Greek καλύβη (kalúbē, “hut”), possibly via Ottoman Turkish قولوبه (kulübe, “hut”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɔliba]

колиба • (koliba) f (diminutive колипка)

1. hut, cottage, cabin
2. shack

Ultimately from κολυβός (kolubós), an alternative form of Ancient Greek καλύβη (kalúbē, “hut”).

• IPA^(key): /kǒliba/
• Hyphenation: ко‧ли‧ба

ко̀либа f (Latin spelling kòliba)

1. hut, cottage, cabin

• “колиба”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025