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- [iz-bah]
- /ɪzˈbɑ/
- /aɪˈzbə/
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- [iz-bah]
- /ɪzˈbɑ/
Definition of izba word
- noun izba 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
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Origin of izba
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 Izba
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
izba popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.