гозба

Bulgarian

Etymology

Simplification of an earlier гостба (gostba), from Proto-Slavic *gostьba. Morphologically equivalent to гост (gost, “guest”) +‎ -ба (-ba). Originally meant food that is served to guests.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡɔzbɐ]

• Audio:

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Noun

го́зба • (gózba) f (diminutive го́збица or го́збичка)

1. dish

Declension

Declension of го́зба

	singular	plural
indefinite	го́зба gózba	го́зби gózbi
definite	го́збата gózbata	го́збите gózbite

Related terms

• госту́ване (gostúvane, “visit as a guest”)
• гоща́вка (goštávka), угоще́ние (ugošténie, “feast, treat”)

References

• “гозба”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “гозба”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gostьba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡɔzba]

Noun

гозба • (gozba) f (diminutive гозбичка or гозбиче)

1. feast

Declension

Declension of гозба

	singular	plural
indefinite	гозба (gozba)	гозби (gozbi)
definite unspecified	гозбата (gozbata)	гозбите (gozbite)
definite proximal	гозбава (gozbava)	гозбиве (gozbive)
definite distal	гозбана (gozbana)	гозбине (gozbine)
vocative	гозбо (gozbo)	гозби (gozbi)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Underwent the same process of simplification like in Bulgarian of an earlier гостба, from Proto-Slavic *gostьba. Morphologically equivalent to гост (“guest”) +‎ -ба. Originally meant food that is served to guests.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡǒzba/
• Hyphenation: гоз‧ба

Noun

го̀зба f (Latin spelling gòzba)

1. feast

Declension

Declension of гозба

	singular	plural
nominative	го̀зба	гозбе
genitive	гозбе	го̀зба̄ / го̀збӣ
dative	гозби	гозбама
accusative	гозбу	гозбе
vocative	гозбо	гозбе
locative	гозби	гозбама
instrumental	гозбом	гозбама