-oba

Inherited from Old Czech -oba, from Proto-Slavic *-oba (“-ness”). Variant of -ba.

• IPA^(key): [ oba]
• Rhymes: -oba
• Hyphenation: -o‧ba

-oba f (noun-forming suffix)

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

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

   ‎sirý (“orphaned”) + ‎-oba → ‎siroba (“orphanhood”)

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

• -oba in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

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-oba

1. even though, despite

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-oba.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.ba/
• Rhymes: -ɔba
• Syllabification: -o‧ba
• Homophone: oba

-oba f (noun-forming suffix)

1. forms abstract feminine nouns

   ‎chory + ‎-oba → ‎choroba

• -ba, -da

Inherited from Old Slovak -oba, from Proto-Slavic *-oba (“-ness”). Variant of -ba.

-oba f (noun-forming suffix)

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

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

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

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

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