целба

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Old Church Slavonic цѣльба (cělĭba), from Proto-Slavic *cělьba. Morphologically equivalent to цял (cjal, “full, complete”) +‎ -ба (-ba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡sɛɫbɐ]

Noun

це́лба • (célba) f

1. (dialectal) medicament, remedy, cure

   Synonyms: цяр (cjar), лек (lek), лека́рство (lekárstvo)

2. (obsolete, dated) medical treatment, healing

   Synonyms: лече́ние (lečénie), цере́ние (cerénie), целе́ние (celénie)

Declension

Declension of це́лба

	singular
indefinite	це́лба célba
definite	це́лбата célbata

Derived terms

• целе́бен (celében, “medicinal, curative”)

Related terms

• изцеле́ние (izcelénie, “recovery”)
• ця́лост (cjálost, “entirety, integrity”)

References

• цѣльба in Исторически речник на българския език, Sofia University "St. Clement Ohridsky"