baba jaga
Polish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Baba Jaga.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈba.ba ˈja.ɡa/
Audio: (file) - Syllabification: ba‧ba ja‧ga
- Homophones: baba-jaga, Baba-Jaga, Baba Jaga
Noun
- (Slavic mythology) hex or an evil old woman as a personification of calamity, death, diseases
- Synonym: jędza
- Znów zaczęłam mieć nocne strachy. Przedtem śniła mi się baba jaga. Goniła mnie, a ja nie mogłam uciec. ― I started having night terrors again. Before that, I dreamt of a hex. She was chasing me, and I couldn't escape.
- (colloquial, derogatory) hag, harridan, vixen, virago, witch (ugly or unpleasant woman)
- Synonyms: czarownica, heksa, jędza, wiedźma, zołza
- A jak się na mnie denerwuje, to stwierdza, że jestem babą jagą. ― And when he gets upset with me, he says that I am a hex.
Declension
Declension of baba jaga
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | baba jaga | baby jagi |
| genitive | baby jagi | bab jag |
| dative | babie jadze | babom jagom |
| accusative | babę jagę | baby jagi |
| instrumental | babą jagą | babami jagami |
| locative | babie jadze | babach jagach |
| vocative | babo jago | baby jagi |
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