gajba

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Metathesis from Italian gabbia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡâːjba/
• Hyphenation: gaj‧ba

Noun

gȃjba f (Cyrillic spelling га̑јба)

1. (regional) crate, box (for bottles)
2. (regional) cage
3. (regional, slang, sports) score, point
4. (slang) crib (one's residence; apartment, flat or room)

Declension

Declension of gajba

	singular	plural
nominative	gȃjba	gajbe
genitive	gajbe	gȃjbā / gȃjbī
dative	gajbi	gajbama
accusative	gajbu	gajbe
vocative	gajbo	gajbe
locative	gajbi	gajbama
instrumental	gajbom	gajbama

References

• “gajba”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024