легоба

Bulgarian

Etymology

From an earlier льгоба (lĭgoba, “ease”), a derivative from Proto-Slavic *lьgъ (“mild, light”) + -оба (-oba). Akin to Russian облегче́ние (oblexčénije, “relief”), Slovene ləgóta (“ease”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [lɛɡoˈba]
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Noun

легоба́ • (legobá) f

  1. (dialectal, dated) final stage of sickness just before healing

Declension
Declension of легоба́
singular
indefinite легоба́
legobá
definite легоба́та
legobáta

  • лек (lek, “lightweight”)
  • лекота (lekota, “lightness”)
  • облекчение (oblekčenie, “relief”)

References
  • "легоба" in Речник of Българско народно творчество: Народни предания и легенди (Vol. 11), by "Български издател", Sofia, 1963
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