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isbas

is·ba
I i

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [iz-bah]
    • /ɪzˈbɑ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [iz-bah]
    • /ɪzˈbɑ/

Definitions of isbas word

  • noun isbas 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 isbas plural of isba. 0

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Origin of isbas

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 Isbas

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

isbas 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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