halba

halba

See also: halbą

Estonian

Adjective

halba

  1. partitive singular of halb
  2. illative singular of halb

Gothic

Romanization

halba

  1. romanization of 𐌷𐌰𐌻𐌱𐌰

Hungarian

Etymology

hal +‎ -ba

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈhɒlbɒ]
  • Hyphenation: hal‧ba
  • Homophone: hallba

Noun

halba

  1. illative singular of hal

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Borrowed from German Halbe.[1][2] First attested in 1600.[3]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈxal.ba/
    • Rhymes: -alba
    • Syllabification: hal‧ba

    Noun

    halba f

    1. (archaic) half a quarter, half a liter
      1. bottle or vessel of such an amount
        halba piwaa half liter of beer
        wypić halbęto drink a half liter

    Declension

    References

    1. ^ Mirosław Bańko; Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021), “halba”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
    2. ^ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “halba”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
    3. ^ Maria Renata Mayenowa; Stanisław Rospond; Witold Taszycki; Stefan Hrabec; Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023), “halba”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]

    Further reading

    Silesian

    Etymology

      Borrowed from German Halbe.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈxal.ba/
      • Audio:(file)
      • Rhymes: -alba
      • Syllabification: hal‧ba

      Noun

      halba f

      1. (colloquial) half-litre vodka bottle
        Hypernym: flaszka

      Further reading

      • Barbara Podgórska; Adam Podgóski (2008), “halba”, in Słownik gwar śląskich [A dictionary of Silesian dialects] (in Polish), Katowice: Wydawnictwo KOS, →ISBN, page 108