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бідолага

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Related to біда́ (bidá), with uncertain added suffixes.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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бідола́га (bidoláham pers or f pers (genitive бідола́ги, nominative plural бідола́ги, genitive plural бідола́г)

  1. (rare) poor thing, poor devil, poor guy (someone to be pitied)
    Synonyms: бідола́х m (bidoláx), бідня́га m or f (bidnjáha), бідня́ка m or f (bidnjáka)
    Alternative forms: (more common) бідола́ха m or f (bidoláxa), (rare) бідола́ка m or f (bidoláka)

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Russian: бедола́га (bedolága)

References

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  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982), “бідолаха”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 1 (А – Г), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 193

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