flaba

Kashubian

Etymology

Borrowed from Low Prussian Flab / Flabbe.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfla.ba/
  • Rhymes: -aba
  • Syllabification: fla‧ba

Noun

flaba f

  1. (derogatory) mug, face
    Synonyms: pësk, mùnia

Declension

Declension of flaba
singular plural
nominative flaba flabë
genitive flabë flabów/flab
dative flabie flabów
accusative flabã flabë
instrumental flabą flabama
locative flabie flabach
vocative flabò flabë

Further reading

  • Jan Trepczyk (1994) “morda, gęba”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “morda, gęba”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi[1]
  • flaba”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022