байка
Russian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbajkə]
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bajьka.
Noun
ба́йка • (bájka) f inan (genitive ба́йки, nominative plural ба́йки, genitive plural ба́ек, relational adjective ба́ечный, diminutive ба́ечка)
- fable, fairy-tale, old wives' tales
Declension
Etymology 2
Per Vasmer, probably borrowed from Dutch baai, from French baie (“woolen matter”), from bai (“chestnut-colored, bay”), from Latin badius (“chestnut-colored, bay”). First attested in 1720.
Noun
ба́йка • (bájka) f inan (genitive ба́йки, uncountable, relational adjective ба́йковый)
- baize, (thick) flannelette
Declension
Derived terms
- ба́йковый (bájkovyj)
Descendants
- → Yakut: баайка (baayka)
Ukrainian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbai̯kɐ]
(file)
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bajьka.
Noun
ба́йка • (bájka) f inan (genitive ба́йки, nominative plural ба́йки, genitive plural ба́йок, relational adjective ба́єчний)
Declension
Etymology 2
Per Vasmer, probably borrowed from Dutch baai, from French baie (“woolen matter”), from bai (“chestnut-colored, bay”), from Latin badius (“chestnut-colored, bay”). First attested in 1720.
Declension
References
- “байка”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)