ганьба

Belarusian

Alternative forms

• hańba — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish hańba or possibly Inherited from Old Belarusian ганьба (hanʹba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɣanʲba]

• Audio:

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Noun

га́ньба • (hánʹba) f inan (genitive га́ньбы, uncountable)

1. disgrace, shame

Declension

Declension of га́ньба (inan sg-only hard fem-form accent-a)

	singular
nominative	га́ньба hánʹba
genitive	га́ньбы hánʹby
dative	га́ньбе hánʹbje
accusative	га́ньбу hánʹbu
instrumental	га́ньбай, га́ньбаю hánʹbaj, hánʹbaju
locative	га́ньбе hánʹbje

Further reading

• “ганьба” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
• “ганьба”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak haňba, háňba, from Proto-Slavic *ganьba. By surface analysis, ганїц (hanjic) +‎ -ба (-ba). Cognates include Czech hanba and Polish hańba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦaɲba]
• Rhymes: -aɲba
• Hyphenation: гань‧ба

Noun

ганьба (hanʹba) f

1. (uncountable) shame (something to regret)

   яка ганьба! ― jaka hanʹba! ― what a shame!

2. (uncountable) disgrace, shame, infamy

   Synonym: нєчесносц (nječesnosc)

Declension

Declension of ганьба

	singular	plural
nominative	ганьба hanʹba	—
genitive	ганьби hanʹbi	—
dative	ганьби hanʹbi	—
accusative	ганьбу hanʹbu	—
instrumental	ганьбу hanʹbu	—
locative	ганьби hanʹbi	—
vocative	ганьбо hanʹbo	—

Related terms

(adjectives):

• ганєбни (hanjebni)
• ганьблїви (hanʹbljivi)

(verbs):

• ганьбиц impf (hanʹbic)

Further reading

• Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “ганьба”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
• Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “infamy”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 148
• Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “shame”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 274

Ukrainian

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish hańba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɦɐnʲˈba]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -a
• Hyphenation: гань‧ба

Noun

ганьба́ • (hanʹbá) f inan (genitive ганьби́, uncountable)

1. disgrace, shame, ignominy, opprobrium

   Synonym: безче́стя n (bezčéstja)

Declension

Declension of ганьба́ (inan sg-only hard fem-form accent-d)

	singular
nominative	ганьба́ hanʹbá
genitive	ганьби́ hanʹbý
dative	ганьбі́ hanʹbí
accusative	ганьбу́ hanʹbú
instrumental	ганьбо́ю hanʹbóju
locative	ганьбі́ hanʹbí
vocative	га́ньбо hánʹbo

Derived terms

• гане́бний (hanébnyj)
• ганьби́ти impf (hanʹbýty)

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “ганьба”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “ганьба”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)