subo

See also: sübo and Su-Bo

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /suˈboʔ/ [s̪ʊˈboʔ]
• Hyphenation: su‧bo

Adjective

subô (Badlit spelling ᜐᜓᜊᜓ)

1. sad

Derived terms

• kasub-anan
• kasubo
• makasurubo
• masulob-on
• pahasubo

Central Bikol

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: su‧bo
• IPA^(key): /ˈsuboʔ/ [ˈsu.boʔ]

Noun

subò

1. manner of stuffing something into the mouth

   Synonyms: umom, hungit

Derived terms

• isubo
• magsubo
• pasubo

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: su‧bo
• IPA^(key): /suˈbo/ [suˈbo]

Noun

subó

1. suds, lather, foam

   Synonym: sabo

Derived terms

• magsubo
• pasubo

Esperanto

Etymology

From sub +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsubo/
• Rhymes: -ubo
• Syllabification: su‧bo

Noun

subo (accusative singular subon, plural suboj, accusative plural subojn)

1. bottom, lower part

Synonyms

• fundo
• malsupro

Related terms

• suba

Galician

Verb

subo

1. first-person singular present indicative of subir

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈsʊ.boː]

• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈsuː.bo]

Verb

subō (present infinitive subāre, perfect active subāvī, supine subātum); first conjugation

1. to be on heat

Conjugation

   Conjugation of subō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	subō		subās		subat		subāmus		subātis		subant
	imperfect	subābam		subābās		subābat		subābāmus		subābātis		subābant
	future	subābō		subābis		subābit		subābimus		subābitis		subābunt
	perfect	subāvī		subāvistī		subāvit		subāvimus		subāvistis		subāvērunt, subāvēre
	pluperfect	subāveram		subāverās		subāverat		subāverāmus		subāverātis		subāverant
	future perfect	subāverō		subāveris		subāverit		subāverimus		subāveritis		subāverint
passive	present	subor		subāris, subāre		subātur		subāmur		subāminī		subantur
	imperfect	subābar		subābāris, subābāre		subābātur		subābāmur		subābāminī		subābantur
	future	subābor		subāberis, subābere		subābitur		subābimur		subābiminī		subābuntur
	perfect	subātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	subātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	subātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	subem		subēs		subet		subēmus		subētis		subent
	imperfect	subārem		subārēs		subāret		subārēmus		subārētis		subārent
	perfect	subāverim		subāverīs		subāverit		subāverīmus		subāverītis		subāverint
	pluperfect	subāvissem		subāvissēs		subāvisset		subāvissēmus		subāvissētis		subāvissent
passive	present	suber		subēris, subēre		subētur		subēmur		subēminī		subentur
	imperfect	subārer		subārēris, subārēre		subārētur		subārēmur		subārēminī		subārentur
	perfect	subātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	subātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		subā		—		—		subāte		—
	future	—		subātō		subātō		—		subātōte		subantō
passive	present	—		subāre		—		—		subāminī		—
	future	—		subātor		subātor		—		—		subantor
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		subāre			subārī			subāns			—
future		subātūrum esse			subātum īrī			subātūrus			subandus
perfect		subāvisse			subātum esse			—			subātus
future perfect		—			subātum fore			—			—
perfect potential		subātūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		subandī		subandō		subandum		subandō		subātum		subātū

References

• “subo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “subo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “subo”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese

Verb

subo

1. first-person singular present indicative of subir

Spanish

Verb

subo

1. first-person singular present indicative of subir

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Proto-Philippine *súbuq (“put something into or through an opening”). Compare Ilocano subo, Kapampangan subu, and Central Bikol subo. Alternatively, from Hokkien 嘴末 (chhùi-boa̍h) according to Manuel (1948).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈsuboʔ/ [ˈsuː.boʔ] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -uboʔ
  • IPA^(key): /suˈboʔ/ [sʊˈboʔ] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -oʔ
• Syllabification: su‧bo

Noun

subò (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜊᜓ)

1. amount of food taken into the mouth at a time; bite; mouthful
2. putting of food into one's mouth
3. (figurative) reluctant involvement (into an affair or act of responsibility)

   Synonyms: pagsubo, pagkapasubo, lulong, paglulong, pagkapalulong

Derived terms

• isubo
• magsubo
• mapasubo
• pagsusubo
• sansubo
• subuan
• sumubo

See also

• sakol

Adjective

subô (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜊᜓ)

1. (figurative) inserted too deep

   Synonym: pasok

2. (figurative) daringly bold

   Synonyms: pangahas, sagasa

Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *səbuh, from Proto-Austronesian *səbuS (“douse a fire, extinguish a fire with water; to hiss, as water on fire”). Compare Ibatan asbo, Ilocano subbo, Kapampangan asbu, Central Bikol sabo / subo, Aklanon suebo, Cebuano subo, Hiligaynon subo, Maranao sebo, and Malay sebu.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /suˈbo/ [sʊˈbo]
• Rhymes: -o
• Syllabification: su‧bo

Noun

subó (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜊᜓ)

1. seething (of boiling water or liquid)

   Synonyms: sulak, pagsulak

2. tempering of metal (by immersing in water after heating it red)

   Synonyms: pagsusubo, pagkasubo

3. (figurative) violent agitation; sudden fit of anger

Derived terms

• isubo
• magsubo
• pagkasubo
• pagsubo
• pagsusubo
• subhan
• subuhan

Further reading

• “subo”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “subo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*súbuq”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*sebuS”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
• Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948), Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 86

Anagrams

• ubos, suob