korba

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See also: Korba

Czech[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈkorba]
  • Rhymes: -orba
  • Hyphenation: kor‧ba

Noun[edit]

korba f

  1. truckbed
  2. (informal) muscleman

Declension[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • korba in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • korba in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Anagrams[edit]

Hungarian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

kor +‎ -ba

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈkorbɒ]
  • Hyphenation: kor‧ba

Noun[edit]

korba

  1. illative singular of kor

Laz[edit]

Noun[edit]

korba

  1. Latin spelling of ქორბა (korba)

Polish[edit]

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from German Kurbe.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔr.ba/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔrba
  • Syllabification: kor‧ba

Noun[edit]

korba f (diminutive korbka)

  1. crank (bent piece of an axle or shaft, or an arm attached to the end of a shaft or wheel, used to impart a rotation)
  2. winch, windlass (mechanical device that is used to pull in wind or let wind out or otherwise adjust the tension of a rope or wire rope)
  3. (colloquial) an active, resourceful person

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

adjectives
noun

Related terms[edit]

adjective

Further reading[edit]

  • korba in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • korba in Polish dictionaries at PWN