Bulgarian

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Etymology

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Probably borrowed from Russian осо́ба (osóba) in XIX, from Proto-Slavic *osoba.[1]

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осо́ба (osóbaf

  1. (literary) person, personage

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  1. ^ Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “осо́ба”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 942

Pannonian Rusyn

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Inherited from Old Slovak osoba, from Proto-Slavic *osoba.

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  • IPA(key): [ɔˈsɔba]
  • Rhymes: -ɔba
  • Hyphenation: осо‧ба

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особа (osobaf (related adjective особни or особови)

  1. person, personage
    правна особаpravna osobalegal person
    розселєни особиrozseljeni osobidisplaced persons
  2. (grammar) person
    перша особа єдниниperša osoba jedninifirst person singular

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Russian

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Etymology

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Initially attested in XVIII, most likely either borrowed from Old Ruthenian осо́ба (osóba, person, appearance, species, hypostasis) or Middle Polish osoba (with identical meanings), from Old Polish osoba, from Old Czech osoba, from Proto-Slavic *osoba. [1][2]

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  • IPA(key): [ɐˈsobə]
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осо́ба (osóbaf anim (genitive осо́бы, nominative plural осо́бы, genitive plural осо́б)

  1. person, personage, individual

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  1. ^ Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1978), “асоба”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 1 (А – бячэ́йка), Minsk: Navuka i technika, page 178
  2. ^ Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “особа”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Serbo-Croatian

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *osoba.

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  • IPA(key): /ôsoba/
  • Hyphenation: о‧со‧ба

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о̏соба f (Latin spelling ȍsoba)

  1. person

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Ruthenian осо́ба (osóba, person, appearance, species, hypostasis), most likely from Old Polish osoba, from Old Czech osoba, from Proto-Slavic *osoba.[1]

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осо́ба (osóbaf pers (genitive осо́би, nominative plural осо́би, genitive plural осі́б)

  1. person, human being, personage, individual
    • 1961, Комуніст України, 6, 52:
      Особа невіддільна від суспільства, від колективу, а її сутність являє собою сукупність усіх суспільних відносин.
      Osoba neviddilʹna vid suspilʹstva, vid kolektyvu, a jiji sutnistʹ javljaje soboju sukupnistʹ usix suspilʹnyx vidnosyn.
      A person is inseparable from society, from the collective, and its essence is the totality of all social relations.
  2. (grammar) person

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  1. ^ Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1978), “асоба”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 1 (А – бячэ́йка), Minsk: Navuka i technika, page 178
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