-итба

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Bulgarian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-tьba. Originally, the suffix was only applied to verbs with historical infinitives in *-iti, but in modern Bulgarian there are exceptions to that (e.g. върши́тба (vǎršítba)). Cognates include Serbo-Croatian -идба.

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-и́тба (-ítbaf

  1. Deverbal, forms nouns that express the action of the verb.
    се́я (séja, to sow) + ‎-итба (-itba) → ‎сеи́тба (seítba, sowing, sowing time)
    же́ня (žénja, to marry) + ‎-итба (-itba) → ‎жени́тба (ženítba, marriage)
    го́ня (gónja, to chase; to pursue) + ‎-итба (-itba) → ‎гони́тба (gonítba, chase; pursuit)
    върша́ (vǎršá, to thresh) (dialectal) + ‎-итба (-itba) → ‎върши́тба (vǎršítba, threshing, threshing time)
    деля́ (deljá, to divide) + ‎-итба (-itba) → ‎дели́тба (delítba, division; partition; distribution (of inheritance, assets))

Derived terms

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