ubi

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay ubi, from Proto-Malayic *hubi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *hubi, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *hubi, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *hubi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ubi.

Noun

ubi

1. yam (any Dioscorea vine)

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Interlingua

Pronoun

ubi

1. (relative) where
2. (interrogative) where

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Italian

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ubi

Noun

ubi m (invariable)

1. place (literary)

Synonyms

• luogo

Anagrams

• bui

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈu.biː/

• Audio (Classical)

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Adverb

ubī (not comparable)

1. (interrogative) where? in what place?, in which place?

   Ubi?

   Where?

   Ubi patera nunc est? - In cistulā.

   Where is the bowl now? - In the small chest.

   Ubi inveniam Pamphilium? Ubi quaeram?

   Where can I find Pamphilus? Where should I look?

   Ubi sum?

   Where am I?

   Nesciō ubi sim.

   I don't know where I am.

   Īcare, ubi es?

   Icarus, where are you?

2. (relative) "When" or "where".

   Ubi tyrannus est, ibi plane est nulla res publica.

   Where there is a tyrant, there is clearly no republic.

Usage notes

• The adverbs ubī (“where”), ubinam (“where in the world?”), ubīcumque (“wherever”) and ubīubī are sometimes used with the genitive of terra (“land”) (singular: terrarum), locus (“place”) (singular: loci, plural: locorum), gens (“nation”) (singular: gentium), to denote the same meaning as "where on earth". "in what country" or "where in the world":

  Ubi terrarum esses, ne suspicabar quidem!

  Where on earth could you be, I didn't even mistrust you!

  Ubi terrarum est?

  Where on earth is he?

  Quid ageres, ubi terrarum esses.

  What will you do, where in the world should you be?

  Ubi terrarum sumus?

  Where in the world are we?

  Ubi illum quaeram gentium?

  Where in the world should I search for him?

  Ubi loci fortunae tuae sint, facile intellegis.

  You realize with ease where on earth your fortunes may be.

  Ubi terrarum aut maris fuisti?

  Where on earth or sea have you been?

  Non edepol nunc, ubi terrarum sim, scio, si quis roget.

  Heavens, I know not now, where in the world I may be, if anyone asks.

Derived terms

• sum ubi
• ubinam
• ubicumque
• ubi ubi/ubiubi

Descendants

Aromanian: iu Dalmatian: jo French: où Italian: ove and dove

Old Portuguese: u Romanian: iuo Old Spanish: o

See also

• ibi

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Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *ubi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *hubi, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *hubi, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *hubi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qubi.

Alternative forms

• اوبي

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ubi/
• Rhymes: -ubi, -bi, -i

Noun

ubi (Jawi spelling اوبي)

1. yam (any Dioscorea vine)