bomba

See also: Bomba and bombă

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish bomba.

Noun

bomba (uncountable)

1. (music) A form of traditional drumming, and an associated form of dance, from Puerto Rico.
   • 2009 January 23, “Pop and Rock Listings”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     This eclectic group is dedicated to preserving the Puerto Rican traditions of bomba and plena, two drum-focused (and African-derived) forms of traditional dance music.

Further reading

• bomba (Puerto Rico) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• A-bomb

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈbom.bə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈbom.ba]

• Audio

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Etymology 1

Back-formation from bombarda (“bombard”).

Noun

bomba f (plural bombes)

1. bomb
2. pump

Derived terms

• bomba atòmica f (“atomic bomb”)
• bomba d'hidrogen f (“hydrogen bomb”)
• bombar (“to bomb”)
• bombo m (“bass drum”)
• cotxe bomba m (“car bomb”)

 

Related terms

• bombardeig m (“bombing”)
• bombardejar (“to bomb, bombard”)
• bombarder m (“bomber”)

 

Further reading

• “bomba” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Etymology 2

Verb

bomba

1. inflection of bombar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Cebuano

Etymology 1

From Spanish bomba.

Noun

bomba

1. a bomb; an explosive
2. the pump of a well

Verb

bomba

1. to bomb; to attack using one or more bombs; to bombard
2. to pump out water
3. to pump in air

Etymology 2

Undetermined.

Noun

bomba

1. (dated) a woman with big buttocks, or thighs
2. pornography

Adjective

bomba

1. pornographic

Chamorro

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish bomba.

Noun

bomba

1. bomb
2. pump

Verb

bomba

1. to bomb
2. to pump

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbomba]
• Rhymes: -omba
• Hyphenation: bom‧ba

Noun

bomba f

1. bomb (explosive)
2. (sports) howitzer (hard shot)
   • 2013, Petr Bílek, Obsluhoval jsem zlatou generaci, Praha: XYZ, →ISBN, page 97:

     Tak, pánové, v moderním hokeji rozhodují vstřelené branky. Kdo jich dá víc, vyhrává. Tak proto musíme dát o jednu bombu k tyči víc než soupeř. Hlavně bomby k tyči a jdeme ma to.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

3. (slang) smash hit

Declension

Declension of bomba (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	bomba	bomby
genitive	bomby	bomb
dative	bombě	bombám
accusative	bombu	bomby
vocative	bombo	bomby
locative	bombě	bombách
instrumental	bombou	bombami

Derived terms

• bombardér
• bombardovat

 

Further reading

• bomba in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• bomba in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔ̃.ba/
• Homophones: bombas, bombât

Verb

bomba

1. third-person singular past historic of bomber

Hungarian

Etymology

A wanderword. Primarily via German Bombe and Italian bomba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbombɒ]
• Hyphenation: bom‧ba
• Homophone: Bonnba
• Rhymes: -bɒ

Noun

bomba (plural bombák)

1. bomb (an explosive device used or intended as a weapon)

   Synonym: pokolgép

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	bomba	bombák
accusative	bombát	bombákat
dative	bombának	bombáknak
instrumental	bombával	bombákkal
causal-final	bombáért	bombákért
translative	bombává	bombákká
terminative	bombáig	bombákig
essive-formal	bombaként	bombákként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	bombában	bombákban
superessive	bombán	bombákon
adessive	bombánál	bombáknál
illative	bombába	bombákba
sublative	bombára	bombákra
allative	bombához	bombákhoz
elative	bombából	bombákból
delative	bombáról	bombákról
ablative	bombától	bombáktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	bombáé	bombáké
non-attributive possessive - plural	bombáéi	bombákéi

Possessive forms of bomba
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	bombám	bombáim
2nd person sing.	bombád	bombáid
3rd person sing.	bombája	bombái
1st person plural	bombánk	bombáink
2nd person plural	bombátok	bombáitok
3rd person plural	bombájuk	bombáik

Derived terms

• bombás

 

Compound words

• atombomba
• bombagól
• bombakár
• bombamerénylet
• bombanő
• bombariadó
• bombasérült
• bombasiker
• bombaszilánk
• bombatalálat
• bombatámadás
• bűzbomba
• füstbomba
• gyújtóbomba
• hidrogénbomba
• levélbomba
• rakétabomba

 

Further reading

• bomba in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
• bomba in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay bomba, from Portuguese bomba. Doublet of pompa.

Noun

bomba (first-person possessive bombaku, second-person possessive bombamu, third-person possessive bombanya)

1. pump

Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian бомба (bomba).

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈbombɑ/, [ˈbo̞mb]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈbombɑ/, [ˈpo̞mb̥ɑ]
• Rhymes: -omb, -ombɑ
• Hyphenation: bom‧ba

Noun

bomba

1. bomb

Declension

Declension of bomba (type 3/koira, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	bomba	bombat
genitive	bomban	bombiin
partitive	bombaa	bombia
illative	bombaa	bombii
inessive	bombaas	bombiis
elative	bombast	bombist
allative	bomballe	bombille
adessive	bombaal	bombiil
ablative	bombalt	bombilt
translative	bombaks	bombiks
essive	bombanna, bombaan	bombinna, bombiin
exessive1)	bombant	bombint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 423

Irish

Noun

bomba m (genitive singular bomba, nominative plural bombaí)

1. Alternative form of buama (“bomb”)

Declension

Declension of bomba

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative bomba bombaí Vocative a bhomba a bhombaí Genitive bomba bombaí Dative bomba bombaí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an bomba na bombaí Genitive an bhomba na mbombaí Dative leis an mbomba don bhomba leis na bombaí

Related terms

• bombáil (“bomb”, transitive verb)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bomba	bhomba	mbomba
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bomba”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “bomba” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.

Italian

Etymology

From Latin bombus (“a boom”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbom.ba/
• Rhymes: -omba
• Hyphenation: bóm‧ba

• Audio

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Noun

bomba f (plural bombe)

1. bomb

Derived terms

• bomba a grappolo (“cluster bomb”)
• bomba a mano (“hand grenade”)
• bomba a orologeria, bomba a tempo (“time bomb”)
• bomba atomica, bomba A (“atomic bomb”)

 

Related terms

• bombardare (“to bombard, bomb, fire”, transitive verb)
• bombardiere (“bomber; bombardier”)

 

Descendants

• → French: bombe
  • → Norwegian Bokmål: bombe
• → Turkish: bomba

Anagrams

• bambo

Lingala

Verb

bomba

1. to hide

Lithuanian

Noun

bomba f

1. bomb (device filled with explosives)

   aviacinė bomba ― aerial bomb

   cheminė bomba ― chemical bomb

   laiko bomba ― time bomb

   vandenilio bomba ― hydrogen bomb

Inflection

Declension of bombà

	singular (vienaskaita)	plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas)	bombà	bombos
genitive (kilmininkas)	bombos	bombų
dative (naudininkas)	bombai	bomboms
accusative (galininkas)	bombą	bombàs
instrumental (įnagininkas)	bombà	bombomis
locative (vietininkas)	bomboje	bombose
vocative (šauksmininkas)	bomba	bombos

Derived terms

• atominė bomba (“atom bomb”)
• branduolinė bomba (“nuclear bomb”)

 

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese bomba.

Noun

bomba (plural bomba-bomba, informal 1st possessive bombaku, 2nd possessive bombamu, 3rd possessive bombanya)

1. firefighter, fire brigade
2. pump

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian bomba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔm.ba/

Noun

bomba f (plural bombi)

1. bomb; petard
2. (figuratively) any big-sized round object
3. (figuratively) unexpected news

Related terms

• bbombja
• bbumbardja
• bumbardament

 

Northern Sami

Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian bombe.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈpomːpa/

Noun

bomba

1. bomb

Inflection

Even a-stem, mb-mbb gradation
Nominative	bomba
Genitive	bombba
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	bomba	bombbat
Accusative	bombba	bombbaid
Genitive	bombba	bombbaid
Illative	bombii	bombbaide
Locative	bombbas	bombbain
Comitative	bombbain	bombbaiguin
Essive	bomban
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person bomban bombame bombamet 2nd person bombat bombade bombadet 3rd person bombas bombaska bombaset

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Norwegian

Adjective

bomba

1. (figuratively, slang, of a location) As if a bombshell had gone off; extremely untidy.

Compounds

• bomba horehus

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• bomben

Noun

bomba m sg or f sg

1. definite singular of bombe

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• bombet

Verb

bomba

1. simple past of bombe
2. past participle of bombe

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

bomba f sg

1. definite singular of bombe

Verb

bomba

1. past of bombe

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French bombe, from Italian bomba, from Latin bombus (“a boom”), from Ancient Greek βόμβος (bómbos). Related to bęben.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔm.ba/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -ɔmba
• Syllabification: bom‧ba

Noun

bomba f

1. bomb
2. Clipping of bomba kryptologiczna (“cryptologic bomba”) (an electromechanical machine used to break the German Enigma cipher)
3. (sports) a very hard hit of a ball
4. (school slang) a bad grade
5. (slang) a period of sobriety after consumption of substances

Declension

Declension of bomba

	singular	plural
nominative	bomba	bomby
genitive	bomby	bomb
dative	bombie	bombom
accusative	bombę	bomby
instrumental	bombą	bombami
locative	bombie	bombach
vocative	bombo	bomby

Derived terms

adjectives

• na bombie

 

nouns

• bomba kaloryczna
• bomba witaminowa
• bomba zegarowa
• brudna bomba

 

Interjection

bomba

1. (colloquial) great, cool

Further reading

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

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbõ.bɐ/

• Rhymes: -õbɐ
• Hyphenation: bom‧ba

• Audio (Oporto, Portugal)

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian bomba, from Latin bombus (“a booming sound”), from Ancient Greek βόμβος (bómbos, “booming, humming, buzzing”).

Noun

bomba f (plural bombas)

1. bomb
2. bombshell (an unforeseen event with important consequences)
3. pump
4. Clipping of bomba de gasolina (“gasoline pump”).

Related terms

• bombar (“to be very popular”)

bomb

• bombarda (“bombard”)
• bombardear (“to bombard, bomb; to shell”)
• bombardeiro (“bomber”)
• bombástico (“bombastic”)

 

pump

• bombear (“to pump”)
• bombeiro (“firefighter”)

 

Descendants

• → Bengali: বোমা (bōma)
• → Gujarati: બંબો (bambo)
• → Hindi: बंबा (bambā)
• → Malay: bomba
• → Marathi: बंब (bamba)
• → Swahili: bomba
• → Urdu: بمبہ (bamba)
  • → Kalasha: بامبا (bambá)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

bomba

1. inflection of bombar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French bomber.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bomˈba/

Verb

a bomba (third-person singular present bombează, past participle bombat) 1st conj.

1. (intransitive or reflexive) to bulge
2. (transitive) to cause to bulge

Conjugation

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

infinitive			a bomba
gerund			bombând
past participle			bombat
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	bombez	bombezi	bombează	bombăm	bombați	bombează
	imperfect	bombam	bombai	bomba	bombam	bombați	bombau
	simple perfect	bombai	bombași	bombă	bombarăm	bombarăți	bombară
	pluperfect	bombasem	bombaseși	bombase	bombaserăm	bombaserăți	bombaseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să bombez	să bombezi	să bombeze	să bombăm	să bombați	să bombeze
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		bombează			bombați
	negative		nu bomba			nu bombați

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bôːmba/
• Hyphenation: bom‧ba

Noun

bȏmba f (Cyrillic spelling бо̑мба)

1. bomb

Declension

Declension of bomba

	singular	plural
nominative	bȏmba	bombe
genitive	bombe	bȏmbā / bȏmbī
dative	bombi	bombama
accusative	bombu	bombe
vocative	bombo	bombe
locative	bombi	bombama
instrumental	bombom	bombama

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔmba/

Noun

bomba f (genitive singular bomby, nominative plural bomby, genitive plural bômb, declension pattern of žena)

1. bomb (explosive)

Declension

Declension of bomba

	singular	plural
nominative	bomba	bomby
genitive	bomby	bômb
dative	bombe	bombám
accusative	bombu	bomby
locative	bombe	bombách
instrumental	bombou	bombami

Derived terms

• bombardovať (“to bomb, bombard”)
• bombička
• bombový

 

Further reading

• “bomba”, 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

Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bóːmba/

Noun

bọ̑mba f

1. bomb

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing.	bómba
gen. sing.	bómbe
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	bómba	bómbi	bómbe
genitive (rodȋlnik)	bómbe	bómb	bómb
dative (dajȃlnik)	bómbi	bómbama	bómbam
accusative (tožȋlnik)	bómbo	bómbi	bómbe
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	bómbi	bómbah	bómbah
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	bómbo	bómbama	bómbami

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin bombus (“noise”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbomba/ [ˈbõm.ba]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -omba
• Syllabification: bom‧ba

Noun

bomba f (plural bombas)

1. bomb (an explosive device used or intended as a weapon)
2. pump (a device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas)
3. adjustable metal slide used to tune brass instruments
4. lamp globe
5. something unusual producing excitement
6. something extraordinary
7. smash hit
8. high-hat
9. (Andalusia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Peru, colloquial) drunkenness

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:borrachera

10. (Latin America) firecracker

    Synonym: petardo

11. (Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Panama, Venezuela) petrol station

    Synonyms: gasolinera, estación de servicio, (Chile) bencinera, (Mexico) gasolinería, (Peru) grifo

Derived terms

• abombar (“to make round or convex”)
• antibomba
• auto bomba
• bomba alimenticia
• bomba atómica
• bomba caminera
• bomba de aire
• bomba de alimentación
• bomba de calor
• bomba de chorro
• bomba de cobalto
• bomba de hidrógeno
• bomba de inyección
• bomba de mano
• bomba de neutrones
• bomba de racimo
• bomba de relojería
• bomba de sodio
• bomba de tiempo
• bomba fétida
• bomba guiada
• bomba H
• bomba inteligente
• bomba lacrimógena
• bomba lapa
• bomba nuclear
• bomba termonuclear
• bombazo (“blockbuster; explosion from a bomb; bombshell”)
• bombear (“to bomb; to cheat; to pump”)
• bombero (“firefighter”)
• bombilla (diminutive)
• bombín
• bombita
• carta bomba
• coche bomba
• cuerpo de bomba
• estar echando bombas
• hacer la bomba
• pasarlo bomba

 

Related terms

• bombo
• rimbombante

 

Adjective

bomba

1. feminine singular of bombo

Further reading

• “bomba”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese bomba.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

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Noun

bomba (ma class, plural mabomba)

1. pipe, pipeline
2. pump

Swedish

Etymology

From bomb +‎ -a.

Verb

bomba (present bombar, preterite bombade, supine bombat, imperative bomba)

1. to bomb (attack with bombs)
2. (slang) to bomb (cover in graffiti)
3. (slang) to bomb (swallow a ground-up and wrapped (in for example paper) recreational drug)

Conjugation

Conjugation of bomba (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	bomba		bombas
Supine	bombat		bombats
Imperative	bomba		—
Imper. plural1	bomben		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	bombar	bombade	bombas	bombades
Ind. plural1	bomba	bombade	bombas	bombades
Subjunctive2	bombe	bombade	bombes	bombades
	Participles
Present participle	bombande
Past participle	bombad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• attackbomba
• bombare
• bombning
• flygbomba
• precisionsbomba
• självmordsbomba
• störtbomba

 

Further reading

• bomba in Svensk ordbok.
• Slangopedia

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish bomba. Compare English bombshell.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbomba/, [ˈbom.bɐ]
• Hyphenation: bom‧ba

Noun

bomba (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜋ᜔ᜊ)

1. bomb; explosive
2. pump (device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas)
3. water pump; handpump
4. (volleyball) kill
5. air raid; bomber attack
6. fire engine
7. (colloquial, figurative) verbal attack; revelatory attack (usually in political speeches)
8. (colloquial, figurative) nude scene (of a show)
9. (colloquial, figurative) garden hose; water hose

Derived terms

• bombahan
• bombahin
• bumomba
• kanlungan ng bomba
• magbomba
• nakabomba
• pambobomba
• pambomba

 

Adjective

bomba (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜋ᜔ᜊ)

1. (colloquial, figurative) naked
2. (colloquial, figurative, vulgar) X-rated (of a film)

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian bomba.

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Noun

bomba (definite accusative bombayı, plural bombalar)

1. bomb (explosive device used or intended as a weapon)

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	bomba
Definite accusative	bombayı
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	bomba	bombalar
Definite accusative	bombayı	bombaları
Dative	bombaya	bombalara
Locative	bombada	bombalarda
Ablative	bombadan	bombalardan
Genitive	bombanın	bombaların
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular bombam bombalarım 2nd singular bomban bombaların 3rd singular bombası bombaları 1st plural bombamız bombalarımız 2nd plural bombanız bombalarınız 3rd plural bombaları bombaları Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular bombamı bombalarımı 2nd singular bombanı bombalarını 3rd singular bombasını bombalarını 1st plural bombamızı bombalarımızı 2nd plural bombanızı bombalarınızı 3rd plural bombalarını bombalarını Dative Singular Plural 1st singular bombama bombalarıma 2nd singular bombana bombalarına 3rd singular bombasına bombalarına 1st plural bombamıza bombalarımıza 2nd plural bombanıza bombalarınıza 3rd plural bombalarına bombalarına Locative Singular Plural 1st singular bombamda bombalarımda 2nd singular bombanda bombalarında 3rd singular bombasında bombalarında 1st plural bombamızda bombalarımızda 2nd plural bombanızda bombalarınızda 3rd plural bombalarında bombalarında Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular bombamdan bombalarımdan 2nd singular bombandan bombalarından 3rd singular bombasından bombalarından 1st plural bombamızdan bombalarımızdan 2nd plural bombanızdan bombalarınızdan 3rd plural bombalarından bombalarından Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular bombamın bombalarımın 2nd singular bombanın bombalarının 3rd singular bombasının bombalarının 1st plural bombamızın bombalarımızın 2nd plural bombanızın bombalarınızın 3rd plural bombalarının bombalarının