guba

See also: Guba, guba', gubā, and gubă

Cebuano

Etymology

Akin to Aklanon guba'.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: gu‧ba
• IPA^(key): /ɡuˈbaʔ/ [ɡʊˈbaʔ]

Adjective

guba (Badlit spelling ᜄᜓᜊ)

1. broken

Noun

guba (Badlit spelling ᜄᜓᜊ)

1. faulty functioning; malfunction
2. a broken or defective item

Verb

guba (Badlit spelling ᜄᜓᜊ)

1. to destroy; to break; to make useless
2. to dismantle
3. (electronics) to brick

Derived terms

• giguba
• gub-a
• gub-i
• gubaon
• gubaonon
• nag-guba

Gullah

Alternative forms

• 'guba, gooba, goobuh

Etymology

From Kongo nguba ("kidney").

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡu.bə/, /ɡu.bʌ/

Noun

guba

1. peanut

References

• Lorenzo Dow Turner, Africanisms in the Gullah Dialect (1969)

Hausa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡú.bàː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [ɡʷʊ́.bàː]

Noun

gubā̀ f (possessed form gubàr̃)

1. poison, toxin

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡubɒ]
• Hyphenation: gu‧ba
• Rhymes: -bɒ

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

guba (plural gubák)

1. (historical) textile made of wool
2. (historical) a long outer garment made of wool covering the entire body

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	guba	gubák
accusative	gubát	gubákat
dative	gubának	gubáknak
instrumental	gubával	gubákkal
causal-final	gubáért	gubákért
translative	gubává	gubákká
terminative	gubáig	gubákig
essive-formal	gubaként	gubákként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	gubában	gubákban
superessive	gubán	gubákon
adessive	gubánál	gubáknál
illative	gubába	gubákba
sublative	gubára	gubákra
allative	gubához	gubákhoz
elative	gubából	gubákból
delative	gubáról	gubákról
ablative	gubától	gubáktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	gubáé	gubáké
non-attributive possessive – plural	gubáéi	gubákéi

Possessive forms of guba

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	gubám	gubáim
2nd person sing.	gubád	gubáid
3rd person sing.	gubája	gubái
1st person plural	gubánk	gubáink
2nd person plural	gubátok	gubáitok
3rd person plural	gubájuk	gubáik

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

mákos guba (guba with poppy seeds)

Noun

guba (plural gubák)

1. a type of dough that is first baked, then scalded with hot water, finally flavored with poppy seeds, jam, etc.
2. (slang) money

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	guba	gubák
accusative	gubát	gubákat
dative	gubának	gubáknak
instrumental	gubával	gubákkal
causal-final	gubáért	gubákért
translative	gubává	gubákká
terminative	gubáig	gubákig
essive-formal	gubaként	gubákként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	gubában	gubákban
superessive	gubán	gubákon
adessive	gubánál	gubáknál
illative	gubába	gubákba
sublative	gubára	gubákra
allative	gubához	gubákhoz
elative	gubából	gubákból
delative	gubáról	gubákról
ablative	gubától	gubáktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	gubáé	gubáké
non-attributive possessive – plural	gubáéi	gubákéi

Possessive forms of guba

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	gubám	gubáim
2nd person sing.	gubád	gubáid
3rd person sing.	gubája	gubái
1st person plural	gubánk	gubáink
2nd person plural	gubátok	gubáitok
3rd person plural	gubájuk	gubáik

Further reading

• (garment): guba in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
• (type of dough): guba in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
• guba in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

Latvian

Noun

guba f (4th declension)

1. heap, pile

Declension

Declension of guba (4th)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative	guba	gubas
genitive	gubas	gubu
dative	gubai	gubām
accusative	gubu	gubas
instrumental	gubu	gubām
locative	gubā	gubās
vocative	guba	gubas

Derived terms

• gubu mākonis, gubumākonis

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *gǫba (“lip”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡuba/

Noun

guba f (diminutive gubka)

1. mouth
2. (especially in the dual) lip

Declension

Declension of guba

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	guba	gubje	guby
Genitive	guby	gubowu	gubow
Dative	gubje	guboma	gubam
Accusative	gubu	gubje	guby
Instrumental	gubu	guboma	gubami
Locative	gubje	guboma	gubach

Derived terms

• gubac
• gubaty
• gubawa
• gubawka
• gubcycka
• gubisko
• gubkaty
• gubkowaś
• gubny

Further reading

• Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928), “guba”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
• Starosta, Manfred (1999), “guba”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gǫba.

Noun

gȕba f (Cyrillic spelling гу̏ба)

1. mushroom (general term for parasitic, poisonous and inedible species such as death cap)
2. (archaic) sponge

Further reading

• “guba”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

Etymology 2

Unknown, possibly from Proto-Slavic *gǫba (Etymology 1), modern sense deriving through the association with appearance and toxicity of the mushrooms.

Noun

gȕba f (Cyrillic spelling гу̏ба)

1. leprosy (contagious disease)

   Synonym: lȅpra

2. (Kajkavian) wrinkle, crease, pucker (slight line or fold in a person’s face)

Further reading

• “guba”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

Etymology 3

Unknown.

Noun

gȕba f (Cyrillic spelling гу̏ба)

1. (dated, slang, Croatia) a contemptible or disagreeable person; asshole, jerk
2. (slang, Croatia) an appealing, important or fashionable person or thing or such quality; coolness, chic

Adjective

guba (Cyrillic spelling губа)

1. (slang, Croatia) currently popular or desirable; cool, trendy, fashionable, hip
2. (slang, Croatia) having desirable qualities; excellent, awesome, amazing

Further reading

• “guba”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡùːba/

Noun

gúba f

1. wrinkle (a line or crease in the skin)

Declension

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.	gúba
gen. sing.	gúbe
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	gúba	gúbi	gúbe
genitive (rodȋlnik)	gúbe	gúb	gúb
dative (dajȃlnik)	gúbi	gúbama	gúbam
accusative (tožȋlnik)	gúbo	gúbi	gúbe
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	gúbi	gúbah	gúbah
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	gúbo	gúbama	gúbami

Further reading

• “guba”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026