Baba Jaga

See also: baba-jaga, Baba-Jaga, babą-jagą, Babą-Jagą, baba jaga, babą jagą, and Babą Jagą

English

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɑːɡə

Proper noun

Baba Jaga

  1. Alternative spelling of Baba Yaga.

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Ба́ба-Яга́ (Bába-Jagá). Doublet of Baba Jędza, the inherited form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈba.ba ˈja.ɡa/
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  • Syllabification: Ba‧ba Ja‧ga
  • Homophones: baba-jaga, Baba-Jaga, baba jaga

Proper noun

Baba Jaga f

  1. (Slavic mythology) Baba Yaga (hag in Slavic mythology who flies in a mortar)
    Synonym: Baba Jędza

Declension

Declension of Baba Jaga
singular
nominative Baba Jaga
genitive Baby Jagi
dative Babie Jadze
accusative Babę Jagę
instrumental Babą Jagą
locative Babie Jadze
vocative Babo Jago

Derived terms

nouns

Further reading

  • Baba Jaga in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Baba Jaga in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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