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- [iz-bah]
- /ɪzˈbɑ/
- /ˈɪsbə/
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- [iz-bah]
- /ɪzˈbɑ/
Definitions of isba word
- noun isba the traditional log house of rural Russia, with an unheated entrance room and a single living and sleeping room heated by a clay or brick stove. 1
- noun isba A Russian log hut. 1
- noun isba a Russian log hut 0
- noun isba Alternative form of izba. 0
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Origin of isba
First appearance:
before 1775 One of the 45% newest English words
1775-85; < Russian izbá (diminutive istópka), Old Russian istŭba house, bath, cognate with Serbo-Croatian ìzba small room, shack, Czech jizba room, Old Czech jistba, jizdba, all < Slavic *jĭstŭba ≪ Vulgar Latin *extūfa, with short u perhaps < Germanic *stuba; see stove1
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Parts of speech for Isba
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isba popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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