Meaning of -oba | Babel Free

Definitions

appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning “the state of (the adjective)”, similar to English -ness; usually applied only on negatively assessed adjectives

feminine, morpheme

Examples

“hnilý (“rotten”) + -oba → hniloba (“putrefaction, rot”)”

“chudý (“poor”) + -oba → chudoba (“penury, poverty”)”

“chorý (“sick”) + -oba → choroba (“illness, sickness”)”

“starý (“old”) + -oba → staroba (“age”)”

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