holba

See also: holba'

Alabama

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Muskogean *a-xokʷa (“to imitate, to copy”). Infixed with -l-. Cognate to Chickasaw holba.

Noun

holba

1. art
2. any image

Verb

holba

1. to create an image

Chickasaw

Etymology

From Proto-Muskogean *xokʷa, interfixed with -l- (v1. formative). Compare Choctaw holba, Alabama holba.

Verb

holba

1. (stative, intransitive) to be photographed

Inflection

Class II Verb Subjects (Stative)

Verbs beginning with a consonant.	Singular	Plural	Inclusive Tri-Plural
1st-person (I, we)	saholba sa-holba	poholba po-holba	hapoholba hapo-holba
2nd-person (you, you all)	chiholba chi-holba	hachiholba hachi-holba
3rd-person (he, she, it, they)	holba	(hoo)holba (hoo-)holba

Derived terms

• aaholba
• hohó̱lba
• holbachi
• holbaꞌ
• hó̱lba
• ikholbo
• i̱holba

 

Romanian

Alternative forms

• holbi, înholbi, înholba

Etymology

Inherited from Latin volvere, present active infinitive of volvō (“turn, tumble”), with a change in conjugation; ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *welw-, *wel- (“to turn, wind, round”). Compare Aromanian nvolbu, nvulbari, volbu.

Pronunciation

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Verb

a holba (third-person singular present holbează, past participle holbat) 1st conj.

1. to goggle, stare at, ogle

   Synonyms: zgâi; (Banat) bâzgoi

Conjugation

    conjugation of holba (first conjugation, -ez- infix)

infinitive			a holba
gerund			holbând
past participle			holbat
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	holbez	holbezi	holbează	holbăm	holbați	holbează
	imperfect	holbam	holbai	holba	holbam	holbați	holbau
	simple perfect	holbai	holbași	holbă	holbarăm	holbarăți	holbară
	pluperfect	holbasem	holbaseși	holbase	holbaserăm	holbaserăți	holbaseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să holbez	să holbezi	să holbeze	să holbăm	să holbați	să holbeze
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		holbează			holbați
	negative		nu holba			nu holbați

Related terms

• bulbuca
• volbură
• învoalbe