Abaza

Adjective

абаза • ‎(ābāzā)

1. Abaza

Noun

абаза • ‎(ābāzā)

1. Abaza, Abaza person

Abkhaz

Etymology

From Abaza абаза ‎(ābāzā).

Adjective

абаза • ‎(ābāzā)

1. Abaza

Noun

абаза • ‎(ābāzā) ‎(pl аба́заа)

1. Abaza, Abaza person

Russian

Etymology 1

All meanings most likely derive from the ethnonym абазины ‎(abaziny, “Abazins”). The meaning of stupid infidel was borrowed through Turkish abaza ‎(“stupid”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐbɐˈza]

Noun

абаза́ • ‎(abazá) m anim, f anim ‎(genitive абазы́, nominative plural абазы́, genitive plural аба́з)

1. (dialectal, Crimea, Caucasus, vulgar, dated) a stupid infidel
2. (dialectal, Crimea, Caucasus) a type of horse in the Caucasus

Declension

Noun

абаза́ • ‎(abazá) f inan ‎(genitive абазы́, nominative plural абазы́, genitive plural аба́з)

1. a strong wind in the Black Sea coming from the Caucasus region

Declension

References

• Fasmer, Maks (1964–1973), “абаза”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačev O. N., Moscow: Progress

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐˈbazə]

Noun

аба́за • ‎(abáza) m inan

1. genitive singular of аба́з ‎(abáz)