huba

Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *gǫba (“lip, mouth”); possibly originating in Ancient Greek γαμφηλαί (gamphēlaí).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦuba]

Noun

huba f

1. muzzle (the protruding part of many animal's head which includes nose, mouth and jaws)
2. (vulgar) mouth (human mouth)

   Že tě huba nebolí. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   Má hubu nevymáchanou. ― he has an unrisned gob

Synonyms

• See also tlama
• See also ústa

Derived terms

Derived terms

• držet hubu
• hubatý
• hubice
• hubička

• hubovat
• jednohubka
• líná huba, holé neštěstí
• mazat někomu med kolem huby
• náhubek
• žít z ruky do huby

Further reading

• Template:R:PSJC
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Livvi

Etymology

From . Cognates include Finnish hupa and Veps huba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhubɑ/
• Hyphenation: hu‧ba
• Rhymes: -ubɑ

Adjective

huba (genitive huvan, partitive hubua, comparative hubembi, superlative hubin)

1. small, little

Declension

Declension of huba (Type 2/boba, b-v gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	huba	huvat
genitive	huvan	huviin
partitive	hubua	hubii
illative	hubah	hubiih
inessive	huvas	huviis
elative	huvaspäi	huviispäi
allative	huvale	huviile
adessive	huval	huviil
ablative	huvalpäi	huviilpäi
translative	huvakse	huviikse
essive	huvannu	huviinnu
abessive	huvattah	huviittah
comitative	huvanke	huviinke
instructive		huviin
prolative	huvači

References

• Tatjana Boiko (2019) “huba”, in Suuri Karjal-Venʹalaine Sanakniigu (livvin murreh) [The Big Karelian-Russian dictionary (Livvi dialect)], 2nd edition, →ISBN, page 62

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Ludian

Etymology

From . Cognates include Finnish hupa and Livvi huba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhubɑ/
• Hyphenation: hu‧ba
• Rhymes: -ubɑ

Noun

huba (comparative hubemb)

1. small

References

• Miikul Pahomov (2016) “huba”, in Учебный словарь литературного людиковского языка‎^[1], page 18

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Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Czech houba. Doublet of gęba.

Noun

huba f

1. polypore (tree fungus)

Declension

Declension of huba

	singular	plural
nominative	huba	huby
genitive	huby	hub
dative	hubie	hubom
accusative	hubę	huby
instrumental	hubą	hubami
locative	hubie	hubach
vocative	hubo	huby

Further reading

• huba in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• huba in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Slovak

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *gǫba. Cognate with Bulgarian гъба (gǎba), Slovene goba, Serbo-Croatian губа/guba, Russian губка (gubka). Non-Slavic cognates include Pashto غومبه (γumba, “swelling”). Compare Latin fungus, Ancient Greek σπόγγος (spóngos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦu.ba]

Noun

huba f (genitive singular huby, nominative plural huby, genitive plural húb, declension pattern of žena)

1. mushroom

Declension

Declension of huba

	singular	plural
nominative	huba	huby
genitive	huby	húb
dative	hube	hubám
accusative	hubu	huby
locative	hube	hubách
instrumental	hubou	hubami

Derived terms

• hubový
• hubka

Further reading

• “huba”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

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Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic حُبّ (ḥubb).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Noun

huba (n class, plural huba)

1. love, friendship

See also

• upendo

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Veps

Etymology

From , from Proto-Finno-Ugric *šupa. Cognates include Finnish hupa.

Adjective

huba

1. bad

References

• Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “плохой, худой”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎^[2], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

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Warao

Alternative forms

• hube

Noun

huba

1. snake

   Huba mabuae.

   A snake bit me.

Usage notes

Less common than hube

References

• Languages with Wilf
• The mythology book; Big ideas simply explained: Huhuba
• Focus, chapter 8: Warao and Urarina; Romero-Figueroa 1985a:107-108

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Zulu

Verb

-huba

1. to sing

Inflection

Tone L
Infinitive	ukuhuba
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukuhuba	ukungahubi
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	huba	-hube
Plural	hubani	-hubeni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyahuba, ngihuba	engihubayo, engihuba	ngihuba	angihubi	engingahubi	ngingahubi
2nd singular	uyahuba, uhuba	ohubayo, ohuba	uhuba	awuhubi	ongahubi	ungahubi
1st plural	siyahuba, sihuba	esihubayo, esihuba	sihuba	asihubi	esingahubi	singahubi
2nd plural	niyahuba, nihuba	enihubayo, enihuba	nihuba	anihubi	eningahubi	ningahubi
Class 1	uyahuba, uhuba	ohubayo, ohuba	ehuba	akahubi	ongahubi	engahubi
Class 2	bayahuba, bahuba	abahubayo, abahuba	behuba	abahubi	abangahubi	bengahubi
Class 3	uyahuba, uhuba	ohubayo, ohuba	uhuba	awuhubi	ongahubi	ungahubi
Class 4	iyahuba, ihuba	ehubayo, ehuba	ihuba	ayihubi	engahubi	ingahubi
Class 5	liyahuba, lihuba	elihubayo, elihuba	lihuba	alihubi	elingahubi	lingahubi
Class 6	ayahuba, ahuba	ahubayo, ahuba	ehuba	awahubi	angahubi	engahubi
Class 7	siyahuba, sihuba	esihubayo, esihuba	sihuba	asihubi	esingahubi	singahubi
Class 8	ziyahuba, zihuba	ezihubayo, ezihuba	zihuba	azihubi	ezingahubi	zingahubi
Class 9	iyahuba, ihuba	ehubayo, ehuba	ihuba	ayihubi	engahubi	ingahubi
Class 10	ziyahuba, zihuba	ezihubayo, ezihuba	zihuba	azihubi	ezingahubi	zingahubi
Class 11	luyahuba, luhuba	oluhubayo, oluhuba	luhuba	aluhubi	olungahubi	lungahubi
Class 14	buyahuba, buhuba	obuhubayo, obuhuba	buhuba	abuhubi	obungahubi	bungahubi
Class 15	kuyahuba, kuhuba	okuhubayo, okuhuba	kuhuba	akuhubi	okungahubi	kungahubi
Class 17	kuyahuba, kuhuba	okuhubayo, okuhuba	kuhuba	akuhubi	okungahubi	kungahubi
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngihubile, ngihubē	engihubile, engihubē	ngihubile, ngihubē	angihubanga	engingahubanga	ngingahubanga
2nd singular	uhubile, uhubē	ohubile, ohubē	uhubile, uhubē	awuhubanga	ongahubanga	ungahubanga
1st plural	sihubile, sihubē	esihubile, esihubē	sihubile, sihubē	asihubanga	esingahubanga	singahubanga
2nd plural	nihubile, nihubē	enihubile, enihubē	nihubile, nihubē	anihubanga	eningahubanga	ningahubanga
Class 1	uhubile, uhubē	ohubile, ohubē	ehubile, ehubē	akahubanga	ongahubanga	engahubanga
Class 2	bahubile, bahubē	abahubile, abahubē	behubile, behubē	abahubanga	abangahubanga	bengahubanga
Class 3	uhubile, uhubē	ohubile, ohubē	uhubile, uhubē	awuhubanga	ongahubanga	ungahubanga
Class 4	ihubile, ihubē	ehubile, ehubē	ihubile, ihubē	ayihubanga	engahubanga	ingahubanga
Class 5	lihubile, lihubē	elihubile, elihubē	lihubile, lihubē	alihubanga	elingahubanga	lingahubanga
Class 6	ahubile, ahubē	ahubile, ahubē	ehubile, ehubē	awahubanga	angahubanga	engahubanga
Class 7	sihubile, sihubē	esihubile, esihubē	sihubile, sihubē	asihubanga	esingahubanga	singahubanga
Class 8	zihubile, zihubē	ezihubile, ezihubē	zihubile, zihubē	azihubanga	ezingahubanga	zingahubanga
Class 9	ihubile, ihubē	ehubile, ehubē	ihubile, ihubē	ayihubanga	engahubanga	ingahubanga
Class 10	zihubile, zihubē	ezihubile, ezihubē	zihubile, zihubē	azihubanga	ezingahubanga	zingahubanga
Class 11	luhubile, luhubē	oluhubile, oluhubē	luhubile, luhubē	aluhubanga	olungahubanga	lungahubanga
Class 14	buhubile, buhubē	obuhubile, obuhubē	buhubile, buhubē	abuhubanga	obungahubanga	bungahubanga
Class 15	kuhubile, kuhubē	okuhubile, okuhubē	kuhubile, kuhubē	akuhubanga	okungahubanga	kungahubanga
Class 17	kuhubile, kuhubē	okuhubile, okuhubē	kuhubile, kuhubē	akuhubanga	okungahubanga	kungahubanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngāhuba	engāhuba	ngāhuba	angihubanga	engingahubanga	ngingahubanga
2nd singular	wāhuba	owāhuba	wāhuba	awuhubanga	ongahubanga	ungahubanga
1st plural	sāhuba	esāhuba	sāhuba	asihubanga	esingahubanga	singahubanga
2nd plural	nāhuba	enāhuba	nāhuba	anihubanga	eningahubanga	ningahubanga
Class 1	wāhuba	owāhuba	āhuba	akahubanga	ongahubanga	engahubanga
Class 2	bāhuba	abāhuba	bāhuba	abahubanga	abangahubanga	bengahubanga
Class 3	wāhuba	owāhuba	wāhuba	awuhubanga	ongahubanga	ungahubanga
Class 4	yāhuba	eyāhuba	yāhuba	ayihubanga	engahubanga	ingahubanga
Class 5	lāhuba	elāhuba	lāhuba	alihubanga	elingahubanga	lingahubanga
Class 6	āhuba	āhuba	āhuba	awahubanga	angahubanga	engahubanga
Class 7	sāhuba	esāhuba	sāhuba	asihubanga	esingahubanga	singahubanga
Class 8	zāhuba	ezāhuba	zāhuba	azihubanga	ezingahubanga	zingahubanga
Class 9	yāhuba	eyāhuba	yāhuba	ayihubanga	engahubanga	ingahubanga
Class 10	zāhuba	ezāhuba	zāhuba	azihubanga	ezingahubanga	zingahubanga
Class 11	lwāhuba	olwāhuba	lwāhuba	aluhubanga	olungahubanga	lungahubanga
Class 14	bāhuba	obāhuba	bāhuba	abuhubanga	obungahubanga	bungahubanga
Class 15	kwāhuba	okwāhuba	kwāhuba	akuhubanga	okungahubanga	kungahubanga
Class 17	kwāhuba	okwāhuba	kwāhuba	akuhubanga	okungahubanga	kungahubanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingahuba	—	ngingahuba	ngingehube	—	ngingehube
2nd singular	ungahuba	—	ungahuba	ungehube	—	ungehube
1st plural	singahuba	—	singahuba	singehube	—	singehube
2nd plural	ningahuba	—	ningahuba	ningehube	—	ningehube
Class 1	angahuba	—	engahuba	angehube	—	engehube
Class 2	bangahuba	—	bengahuba	bangehube	—	bengehube
Class 3	ungahuba	—	ungahuba	ungehube	—	ungehube
Class 4	ingahuba	—	ingahuba	ingehube	—	ingehube
Class 5	lingahuba	—	lingahuba	lingehube	—	lingehube
Class 6	angahuba	—	engahuba	angehube	—	engehube
Class 7	singahuba	—	singahuba	singehube	—	singehube
Class 8	zingahuba	—	zingahuba	zingehube	—	zingehube
Class 9	ingahuba	—	ingahuba	ingehube	—	ingehube
Class 10	zingahuba	—	zingahuba	zingehube	—	zingehube
Class 11	lungahuba	—	lungahuba	lungehube	—	lungehube
Class 14	bungahuba	—	bungahuba	bungehube	—	bungehube
Class 15	kungahuba	—	kungahuba	kungehube	—	kungehube
Class 17	kungahuba	—	kungahuba	kungehube	—	kungehube
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizohuba	engizohuba	ngizohuba	angizuhuba	engingezuhuba	ngingezuhuba
2nd singular	uzohuba	ozohuba	uzohuba	awuzuhuba	ongezuhuba	ungezuhuba
1st plural	sizohuba	esizohuba	sizohuba	asizuhuba	esingezuhuba	singezuhuba
2nd plural	nizohuba	enizohuba	nizohuba	anizuhuba	eningezuhuba	ningezuhuba
Class 1	uzohuba	ozohuba	ezohuba	akazuhuba	ongezuhuba	engezuhuba
Class 2	bazohuba	abazohuba	bezohuba	abazuhuba	abangezuhuba	bengezuhuba
Class 3	uzohuba	ozohuba	uzohuba	awuzuhuba	ongezuhuba	ungezuhuba
Class 4	izohuba	ezohuba	izohuba	ayizuhuba	engezuhuba	ingezuhuba
Class 5	lizohuba	elizohuba	lizohuba	alizuhuba	elingezuhuba	lingezuhuba
Class 6	azohuba	azohuba	ezohuba	awazuhuba	angezuhuba	engezuhuba
Class 7	sizohuba	esizohuba	sizohuba	asizuhuba	esingezuhuba	singezuhuba
Class 8	zizohuba	ezizohuba	zizohuba	azizuhuba	ezingezuhuba	zingezuhuba
Class 9	izohuba	ezohuba	izohuba	ayizuhuba	engezuhuba	ingezuhuba
Class 10	zizohuba	ezizohuba	zizohuba	azizuhuba	ezingezuhuba	zingezuhuba
Class 11	luzohuba	oluzohuba	luzohuba	aluzuhuba	olungezuhuba	lungezuhuba
Class 14	buzohuba	obuzohuba	buzohuba	abuzuhuba	obungezuhuba	bungezuhuba
Class 15	kuzohuba	okuzohuba	kuzohuba	akuzuhuba	okungezuhuba	kungezuhuba
Class 17	kuzohuba	okuzohuba	kuzohuba	akuzuhuba	okungezuhuba	kungezuhuba
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyohuba	engiyohuba	ngiyohuba	angiyuhuba	engingeyuhuba	ngingeyuhuba
2nd singular	uyohuba	oyohuba	uyohuba	awuyuhuba	ongeyuhuba	ungeyuhuba
1st plural	siyohuba	esiyohuba	siyohuba	asiyuhuba	esingeyuhuba	singeyuhuba
2nd plural	niyohuba	eniyohuba	niyohuba	aniyuhuba	eningeyuhuba	ningeyuhuba
Class 1	uyohuba	oyohuba	eyohuba	akayuhuba	ongeyuhuba	engeyuhuba
Class 2	bayohuba	abayohuba	beyohuba	abayuhuba	abangeyuhuba	bengeyuhuba
Class 3	uyohuba	oyohuba	uyohuba	awuyuhuba	ongeyuhuba	ungeyuhuba
Class 4	iyohuba	eyohuba	iyohuba	ayiyuhuba	engeyuhuba	ingeyuhuba
Class 5	liyohuba	eliyohuba	liyohuba	aliyuhuba	elingeyuhuba	lingeyuhuba
Class 6	ayohuba	ayohuba	eyohuba	awayuhuba	angeyuhuba	engeyuhuba
Class 7	siyohuba	esiyohuba	siyohuba	asiyuhuba	esingeyuhuba	singeyuhuba
Class 8	ziyohuba	eziyohuba	ziyohuba	aziyuhuba	ezingeyuhuba	zingeyuhuba
Class 9	iyohuba	eyohuba	iyohuba	ayiyuhuba	engeyuhuba	ingeyuhuba
Class 10	ziyohuba	eziyohuba	ziyohuba	aziyuhuba	ezingeyuhuba	zingeyuhuba
Class 11	luyohuba	oluyohuba	luyohuba	aluyuhuba	olungeyuhuba	lungeyuhuba
Class 14	buyohuba	obuyohuba	buyohuba	abuyuhuba	obungeyuhuba	bungeyuhuba
Class 15	kuyohuba	okuyohuba	kuyohuba	akuyuhuba	okungeyuhuba	kungeyuhuba
Class 17	kuyohuba	okuyohuba	kuyohuba	akuyuhuba	okungeyuhuba	kungeyuhuba
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngihube	ngingahubi
2nd singular	uhube	ungahubi
1st plural	sihube	singahubi
2nd plural	nihube	ningahubi
Class 1	ahube	angahubi
Class 2	bahube	bangahubi
Class 3	uhube	ungahubi
Class 4	ihube	ingahubi
Class 5	lihube	lingahubi
Class 6	ahube	angahubi
Class 7	sihube	singahubi
Class 8	zihube	zingahubi
Class 9	ihube	ingahubi
Class 10	zihube	zingahubi
Class 11	luhube	lungahubi
Class 14	buhube	bungahubi
Class 15	kuhube	kungahubi
Class 17	kuhube	kungahubi
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngahuba	ngangahuba, angahuba, angangahuba
2nd singular	wahuba	wangahuba, awahuba, awangahuba
1st plural	sahuba	sangahuba, asahuba, asangahuba
2nd plural	nahuba	nangahuba, anahuba, anangahuba
Class 1	wahuba	wangahuba, akahuba, akangahuba
Class 2	bahuba	bangahuba, abahuba, abangahuba
Class 3	wahuba	wangahuba, awahuba, awangahuba
Class 4	yahuba	yangahuba, ayahuba, ayangahuba
Class 5	lahuba	langahuba, alahuba, alangahuba
Class 6	ahuba	angahuba, awahuba, awangahuba
Class 7	sahuba	sangahuba, asahuba, asangahuba
Class 8	zahuba	zangahuba, azahuba, azangahuba
Class 9	yahuba	yangahuba, ayahuba, ayangahuba
Class 10	zahuba	zangahuba, azahuba, azangahuba
Class 11	lwahuba	lwangahuba, alwahuba, alwangahuba
Class 14	bahuba	bangahuba, abahuba, abangahuba
Class 15	kwahuba	kwangahuba, akwahuba, akwangahuba
Class 17	kwahuba	kwangahuba, akwahuba, akwangahuba

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “huɓa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “huɓa (6.3)”