halba

See also: halbą

Estonian

Adjective

halba

  1. partitive singular of halb
  2. illative singular of halb

Gothic

Romanization

halba

  1. Romanization of 𐌷𐌰𐌻𐌱𐌰

Hungarian

Etymology

hal +‎ -ba

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈhɒlbɒ]
  • Hyphenation: hal‧ba
  • Homophone: hallba

Noun

halba

  1. illative singular of hal

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from German Halbe.[1][2] First attested in 1600.[3]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈxal.ba/
  • Rhymes: -alba
  • Syllabification: hal‧ba

Noun

halba f

  1. (archaic) half a quarter, half a liter
    1. bottle or vessel of such an amount
      halba piwa ― a half liter of beer
      wypić halbę ― to drink a half liter

Declension
Declension of halba
singular plural
nominative halba halby
genitive halby halb
dative halbie halbom
accusative halbę halby
instrumental halbą halbami
locative halbie halbach
vocative halbo halby

References
  1. Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “halba”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “halba”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
  3. Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “halba”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]

Further reading

Silesian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Halbe.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈxalba/
  • Rhymes: -alba
  • Syllabification: hal‧ba

Noun

halba f

  1. (colloquial) half-litre vodka bottle
    Hypernym: flaszka

Further reading
  • Barbara Podgórska, Adam Podgóski (2008) “halba”, in Słownik gwar śląskich [A dictionary of Silesian lects], Katowice: Wydawnictwo KOS, →ISBN, page 108
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