Kuba
See also: kuba, Kúba, kubā, and Küba
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch Cuba, from Spanish Cuba.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈky.ba/
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Kuba
- Cuba (an island and country in the Caribbean)
Further reading
Kuba on the Afrikaans Wikipedia.Wikipedia af
Azerbaijani
Proper noun
Kuba
- Cuba (an island and country in the Caribbean)
Further reading
- Kuba on the Azerbaijani Wikipedia.Wikipedia az
Basque
Proper noun
Kuba ?
- Cuba (an island and country in the Caribbean)
Further reading
- Kuba on the Basque Wikipedia.Wikipedia eu
Breton
Proper noun
Kuba
- Cuba (an island and country in the Caribbean)
Further reading
- Kuba on the Breton Wikipedia.Wikipedia br
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkuba]
Proper noun
Kuba f
- Cuba (an island and country in the Caribbean)
- A pet form of the male given name Jakub.
Related terms
- kubánský
- Kubánec
- Kubánka
Further reading
- Kuba on the Czech Wikipedia.Wikipedia cs
- Kuba in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- Kuba in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Faroese
Proper noun
Kuba f or n
- Cuba (an island and country in the Caribbean)
Further reading
- Kuba on the Faroese Wikipedia.Wikipedia fo
Gagauz
Proper noun
Kuba
- Cuba (a country in the Caribbean)
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkuːba/
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Kuba n (proper noun, genitive Kubas or (optionally with an article) Kuba)
- Cuba (an island and country in the Caribbean)
Related terms
- Kubaner
- kubanisch
Further reading
- Kuba on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Kuba” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkubɒ]
- Hyphenation: Ku‧ba
- Rhymes: -bɒ
Proper noun
Kuba
- Cuba (an island and country in the Caribbean; official name: Republic of Cuba)
- Synonym: (official name) Kubai Köztársaság
Declension
| Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | Kuba | — |
| accusative | Kubát | — |
| dative | Kubának | — |
| instrumental | Kubával | — |
| causal-final | Kubáért | — |
| translative | Kubává | — |
| terminative | Kubáig | — |
| essive-formal | Kubaként | — |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | Kubában | — |
| superessive | Kubán | — |
| adessive | Kubánál | — |
| illative | Kubába | — |
| sublative | Kubára | — |
| allative | Kubához | — |
| elative | Kubából | — |
| delative | Kubáról | — |
| ablative | Kubától | — |
| non-attributive possessive - singular | Kubáé | — |
| non-attributive possessive - plural | Kubáéi | — |
| Possessive forms of Kuba | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | Kubám | — |
| 2nd person sing. | Kubád | — |
| 3rd person sing. | Kubája | — |
| 1st person plural | Kubánk | — |
| 2nd person plural | Kubátok | — |
| 3rd person plural | Kubájuk | — |
Derived terms
- kubai
Further reading
- Kuba on the Hungarian Wikipedia.Wikipedia hu
Latgalian
Proper noun
Kuba f
- Cuba (an island and country in the Caribbean)
Further reading
- Kuba on the Latgalian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ltg
Latvian
Kuba
Kubas karogs
Proper noun
Kuba f (4th declension)
- Cuba (an island and country in the Caribbean)
Declension
Declension of Kuba (4th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | Kuba | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | Kubu | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | Kubas | — |
| dative (datīvs) | Kubai | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | Kubu | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | Kubā | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | Kuba | — |
Synonyms
- Kubas Republika
Related terms
- kubietis, kubiete
Further reading
- Kuba on the Latvian Wikipedia.Wikipedia lv
Lithuanian
Kuba
Proper noun
Kuba f
- Cuba (an island and country in the Caribbean)
Declension
declension of Kuba
| nominative | Kuba |
|---|---|
| genitive | Kubos |
| dative | Kubai |
| accusative | Kubą |
| instrumental | Kuba |
| locative | Kuboje |
| vocative | Kuba |
Related terms
- kubietis m, kubietė f
Lower Sorbian
Etymology
From German Kuba, from Spanish Cuba; disputed, but likely from Taíno cubao (“abundant fertile land”) or coabana (“great place”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkuba/
Proper noun
Kuba f
- Cuba (an island and country in the Caribbean)
Declension
Declension of Kuba
| singular (uncountable) | |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Kuba |
| Genitive | Kuby |
| Dative | Kubje |
| Accusative | Kubu |
| Instrumental | Kubu |
| Locative | Kubje |
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈku.ba/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -uba
- Syllabification: Ku‧ba
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Spanish Cuba.
Proper noun
Kuba f
- Cuba (an island and country in the Caribbean)
Declension
Declension of Kuba
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Kuba |
| genitive | Kuby |
| dative | Kubie |
| accusative | Kubę |
| instrumental | Kubą |
| locative | Kubie |
| vocative | Kubo |
Derived terms
adjective
- kubański
nouns
- Kubanka
- Kubańczyk
Proper noun
Kuba m pers (diminutive Kubuś)
- a diminutive of the male given name Jakub
Declension
Declension of Kuba
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Kuba | Kubowie |
| genitive | Kuby | Kubów |
| dative | Kubie | Kubom |
| accusative | Kubę | Kubów |
| instrumental | Kubą | Kubami |
| locative | Kubie | Kubach |
| vocative | Kubo | Kubowie |
Descendants
- → Vilamovian: Küba
Further reading
- Kuba in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- Kuba in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Samogitian
Proper noun
Kuba f
- Cuba (an island and country in the Caribbean)
Further reading
- Kuba on the Samogitian Wikipedia.Wikipedia sgs
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kǔːba/
- Hyphenation: Ku‧ba
Proper noun
Kúba f (Cyrillic spelling Ку́ба)
- Cuba (an island and country in the Caribbean)
Declension
Declension of Kuba
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Kuba |
| genitive | Kube |
| dative | Kubi |
| accusative | Kubu |
| vocative | Kubo |
| locative | Kubi |
| instrumental | Kubom |
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkuba/
- Homophone: kuba
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Spanish Cuba; likely from Taíno [Term?].
Proper noun
Kuba f (genitive singular Kuby, declension pattern of žena)
- Cuba (an island and country in the Caribbean)
Declension
Declension of Kuba
| singulare tantum | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Kuba |
| genitive | Kuby |
| dative | Kube |
| accusative | Kubu |
| locative | Kube |
| instrumental | Kubou |
Derived terms
- kuba
- Kubánec
- Kubánka
- kubánsky
References
- Kuba in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
Proper noun
Kuba
- genitive of Kubo
- accusative of Kubo
Slovene
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kúːba/
Proper noun
Kȗba f
- Cuba (an island and country in the Caribbean)
Inflection
| Feminine, a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Kúba | |
| genitive | Kúbe | |
| singular | ||
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) | Kúba | |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) | — | |
| dative (dajȃlnik) | — | |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) | — | |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) | Kúbi | |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) | Kúbo | |
Related terms
- Kubánec / Kubánka
- kubánski
Swahili
Proper noun
Kuba
- Alternative spelling of Cuba
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʉːba/
Proper noun
Kuba n (genitive Kubas)
- Cuba (an island and country in the Caribbean)
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Cuba.
Proper noun
Kuba
- Cuba (an island and country in the Caribbean)
Tetum
Proper noun
Kuba
- Cuba (an island and country in the Caribbean)
Turkmen
Proper noun
Kuba
- Cuba (an island and country in the Caribbean)
Upper Sorbian
Proper noun
Kuba f
- Cuba (an island and country in the Caribbean)
Uzbek
| Other scripts | |
|---|---|
| Cyrillic | Куба (Kuba) |
| Latin | Kuba |
| Perso-Arabic | |
Proper noun
Kuba
- Cuba (an island and country in the Caribbean)
Veps
Proper noun
Kuba
- Cuba (an island and country in the Caribbean)
Yoruba
Kúbà
Etymology
From English Cuba.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kú.bà/
Proper noun
Kúbà
- Cuba (an island and country in the Caribbean)