rumba

See also: Rumba

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish rumba.

Noun

rumba (plural rumbas)

1. A slow-paced Cuban partner dance in 4:4 time.

Translations

dance

• Armenian: ռումբա (hy) (ṙumba)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 倫巴舞／伦巴舞 (zh), 伦巴舞 (zh) (lúnbāwǔ)

• Czech: rumba (cs) f
• Finnish: rumba (fi)
• French: rumba (fr) f
• German: Rumba (de) m or f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Japanese: ルンバ (runba)
• Malay: rumba
• Norwegian: rumba
• Russian: ру́мба (ru) f (rúmba)
• Swedish: rumba (sv) c
• Tagalog: rumba

Verb

rumba (third-person singular simple present rumbas, present participle rumbaing, simple past and past participle rumbaed)

1. to dance the rumba

Translations

to dance rumba

• Finnish: rumbata
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• German: Rumba tanzen

Anagrams

• Burma, umbra

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Czech

Noun

rumba f

1. rumba

Further reading

• Template:R:PSJC
• Template:R:SSJC

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish rumba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrum.baː/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: rum‧ba

Noun

rumba f (plural rumba's, diminutive rumbaatje n)

1. rumba

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Finnish

Noun

rumba

1. rumba (dance)

Declension

Inflection of rumba (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		rumba	rumbat
genitive		rumban	rumbien
partitive		rumbaa	rumbia
illative		rumbaan	rumbiin
		singular	plural
nominative		rumba	rumbat
accusative	nom.	rumba	rumbat
	gen.	rumban
genitive		rumban	rumbien rumbain rare
partitive		rumbaa	rumbia
inessive		rumbassa	rumbissa
elative		rumbasta	rumbista
illative		rumbaan	rumbiin
adessive		rumballa	rumbilla
ablative		rumbalta	rumbilta
allative		rumballe	rumbille
essive		rumbana	rumbina
translative		rumbaksi	rumbiksi
abessive		rumbatta	rumbitta
instructive		—	rumbin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of rumba (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rumbani rumbani accusative nom. rumbani rumbani gen. rumbani genitive rumbani rumbieni rumbaini rare partitive rumbaani rumbiani inessive rumbassani rumbissani elative rumbastani rumbistani illative rumbaani rumbiini adessive rumballani rumbillani ablative rumbaltani rumbiltani allative rumballeni rumbilleni essive rumbanani rumbinani translative rumbakseni rumbikseni abessive rumbattani rumbittani instructive — — comitative — rumbineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rumbasi rumbasi accusative nom. rumbasi rumbasi gen. rumbasi genitive rumbasi rumbiesi rumbaisi rare partitive rumbaasi rumbiasi inessive rumbassasi rumbissasi elative rumbastasi rumbistasi illative rumbaasi rumbiisi adessive rumballasi rumbillasi ablative rumbaltasi rumbiltasi allative rumballesi rumbillesi essive rumbanasi rumbinasi translative rumbaksesi rumbiksesi abessive rumbattasi rumbittasi instructive — — comitative — rumbinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rumbamme rumbamme accusative nom. rumbamme rumbamme gen. rumbamme genitive rumbamme rumbiemme rumbaimme rare partitive rumbaamme rumbiamme inessive rumbassamme rumbissamme elative rumbastamme rumbistamme illative rumbaamme rumbiimme adessive rumballamme rumbillamme ablative rumbaltamme rumbiltamme allative rumballemme rumbillemme essive rumbanamme rumbinamme translative rumbaksemme rumbiksemme abessive rumbattamme rumbittamme instructive — — comitative — rumbinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rumbanne rumbanne accusative nom. rumbanne rumbanne gen. rumbanne genitive rumbanne rumbienne rumbainne rare partitive rumbaanne rumbianne inessive rumbassanne rumbissanne elative rumbastanne rumbistanne illative rumbaanne rumbiinne adessive rumballanne rumbillanne ablative rumbaltanne rumbiltanne allative rumballenne rumbillenne essive rumbananne rumbinanne translative rumbaksenne rumbiksenne abessive rumbattanne rumbittanne instructive — — comitative — rumbinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative rumbansa rumbansa accusative nom. rumbansa rumbansa gen. rumbansa genitive rumbansa rumbiensa rumbainsa rare partitive rumbaansa rumbiaan rumbiansa inessive rumbassaan rumbassansa rumbissaan rumbissansa elative rumbastaan rumbastansa rumbistaan rumbistansa illative rumbaansa rumbiinsa adessive rumballaan rumballansa rumbillaan rumbillansa ablative rumbaltaan rumbaltansa rumbiltaan rumbiltansa allative rumballeen rumballensa rumbilleen rumbillensa essive rumbanaan rumbanansa rumbinaan rumbinansa translative rumbakseen rumbaksensa rumbikseen rumbiksensa abessive rumbattaan rumbattansa rumbittaan rumbittansa instructive — — comitative — rumbineen rumbinensa

Anagrams

• Burma, burma, umbra

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish, from rumbo (“route”)

Noun

rumba f (plural rumbas)

1. rumba (dance)

Further reading

• “rumba”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• bruma

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Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrumbɒ]
• Hyphenation: rum‧ba

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish rumba.

Noun

rumba (plural rumbák)

1. rumba (dance)

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	rumba	rumbák
accusative	rumbát	rumbákat
dative	rumbának	rumbáknak
instrumental	rumbával	rumbákkal
causal-final	rumbáért	rumbákért
translative	rumbává	rumbákká
terminative	rumbáig	rumbákig
essive-formal	rumbaként	rumbákként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	rumbában	rumbákban
superessive	rumbán	rumbákon
adessive	rumbánál	rumbáknál
illative	rumbába	rumbákba
sublative	rumbára	rumbákra
allative	rumbához	rumbákhoz
elative	rumbából	rumbákból
delative	rumbáról	rumbákról
ablative	rumbától	rumbáktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	rumbáé	rumbáké
non-attributive possessive - plural	rumbáéi	rumbákéi

Possessive forms of rumba
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	rumbám	rumbáim
2nd person sing.	rumbád	rumbáid
3rd person sing.	rumbája	rumbái
1st person plural	rumbánk	rumbáink
2nd person plural	rumbátok	rumbáitok
3rd person plural	rumbájuk	rumbáik

Etymology 2

rum +‎ -ba

Noun

rumba

1. illative singular of rum

   Jeget tesznek a rumba. ― They put ice in the rum.

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Irish

Etymology

From English rumba, from Cuban Spanish.

Noun

rumba m (genitive singular rumba, nominative plural rumbaí)

1. rumba

Declension

Declension of rumba

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative rumba rumbaí Vocative a rumba a rumbaí Genitive rumba rumbaí Dative rumba rumbaí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an rumba na rumbaí Genitive an rumba na rumbaí Dative leis an rumba don rumba leis na rumbaí

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “rumba”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “rumba”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “rumba”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

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Italian

Noun

rumba f (plural rumbe)

1. rumba

Anagrams

• bruma, umbra

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Spanish

Etymology

Cuban Spanish, From rumbo (“spree, party”), meaning evolved from "ostentation, pomp, leadership," perhaps originally "the course of a ship," from rombo (“rhombus”), referencing the compass, which is marked by a rhombus. See rhombus.

Noun

rumba f (plural rumbas)

1. (Caribbean, Venezuela, Colombia) party
2. rumba (Cuban dance)

Derived terms

• rumbear

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Tagalog

Noun

rumba

1. rumba