легоба

Bulgarian

Etymology

From an earlier льгоба (lĭgoba, “ease”), a derivative from Proto-Slavic *lьgъ (“mild, light”) + -оба (-oba). Akin to Russian облегче́ние (oblexčénije, “relief”), Slovene ləgóta (“ease”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lɛɡoˈba]

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Noun

легоба́ • (legobá) f

1. (dialectal, dated) final stage of sickness just before healing

Declension

Declension of легоба́

	singular
indefinite	легоба́ legobá
definite	легоба́та legobáta

Related terms

• лек (lek, “lightweight”)
• лекота (lekota, “lightness”)
• облекчение (oblekčenie, “relief”)

References

• "легоба" in Речник of Българско народно творчество: Народни предания и легенди (Vol. 11), by "Български издател", Sofia, 1963