kub
See also: KUB
Translingual
Symbol
kub
See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Kutep terms
Albanian
Noun
kub m
- (geometry) cube
- (mathematics) a third power of a number or expression
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kub | kubi | kube | kubet |
| accusative | kubin | |||
| dative | kubi | kubit | kubeve | kubeve |
| ablative | kubesh | |||
Derived terms
Further reading
- “kub”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
- FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language][1], 1980
- Newmark, Leonard (1999), “kub”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary[2]
Livonian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkuˀb/, [ˈkuˀb̥]
Etymology 1
From Proto-Finnic *kupo.
Noun
ku’b
Declension
| singular (ikšlu’g) | plural (pǟgiņlu’g) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīv) | ku’b | kubūd |
| genitive (genitīv) | ku’b | kubūd |
| partitive (partitīv) | ku’bbõ | kubīdi |
| dative (datīv) | ku’bbõn | kubūdõn |
| instrumental (instrumentāl) | ku’bkõks | kubūdõks |
| illative (illatīv) | ku’bbõ | ku’bži |
| inessive (inesīv) | ku’bsõ | ku’bši |
| elative (elatīv) | ku’bstõ | ku’bšti |
Etymology 2
Noun
ku’b
Declension
| singular (ikšlu’g) | plural (pǟgiņlu’g) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīv) | ku’b | kubūd |
| genitive (genitīv) | ku’b | kubūd |
| partitive (partitīv) | ku’bbõ | kubīdi |
| dative (datīv) | ku’bbõn | kubūdõn |
| instrumental (instrumentāl) | ku’bkõks | kubūdõks |
| illative (illatīv) | ku’bbõ | ku’bži |
| inessive (inesīv) | ku’bsõ | ku’bši |
| elative (elatīv) | ku’bstõ | ku’bšti |
References
- Tiit-Rein Viitso; Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), “ku’b”, in Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz [Livonian-Estonian-Latvian Dictionary][3] (in Estonian and Latvian), Tartu, Rīga: Tartu Ülikool, Latviešu valodas aģentūra
Meriam
Noun
kub
- a type of tree
Swedish
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ʉːb
Noun
kub c
- (geometry) cube; polyhedron with six identical, square faces
- a roughly cube-shaped object
- (mathematics) a third power of a number or expression
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | kub | kubs |
| definite | kuben | kubens | |
| plural | indefinite | kuber | kubers |
| definite | kuberna | kubernas |
Synonyms
- (cube-shaped object): tärning
- (third power): tredjepotens
Related terms
See also
References
- kub in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- kub in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- kub in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Anagrams
White Hmong
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ku˥/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Hmong-Mien *kjeəm (“gold”), borrowed from Old Chinese 金 (OC *krɯm, “gold, metal”).[1][2]
Noun
kub
- gold
- Nws muaj nyiaj muaj kub ntau ntau. ― He has plenty of silver and gold.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Hmong-Mien *klɛɔŋ (“horn”). Cognate with Iu Mien jorng.[1]
Noun
kub (classifier: tus (singular), txwm (plural))
Etymology 3
From Proto-Hmong-Mien *k(h)lɛɔm (“hot (water)”). Cognate with Iu Mien jorm.[1]
Adjective
kub
- hot, warm
- hluav taws kub ― a hot fire
- used figuratively to describe earnestness, "hot-hearted"
Derived terms
- kub siab (“earnest, determined”)
Verb
kub
- to be burned or scalded
- kub hnyiab lawm ― burned
- Nws lub tsev kub hnyiab tag lawm. ― His house burned completely.
- kub hlab lawm ― scalded
See also
References
- Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979), White Hmong — English Dictionary[4], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 88.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ratliff, Martha (2010), Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Canberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 275.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20101031002604/http://wold.livingsources.org/vocabulary/25
Zaniza Zapotec
Adjective
kub