tuuba

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish tuba, from Latin tuba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtuːbɑ/, [ˈt̪uːbɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -uːbɑ
• Syllabification^(key): tuu‧ba
• Hyphenation^(key): tuu‧ba

Noun

tuuba

1. tuba
2. (colloquial) nonsense, crap (especially in the partitive singular)

Declension

Inflection of tuuba (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		tuuba	tuubat
genitive		tuuban	tuubien
partitive		tuubaa	tuubia
illative		tuubaan	tuubiin
		singular	plural
nominative		tuuba	tuubat
accusative	nom.	tuuba	tuubat
	gen.	tuuban
genitive		tuuban	tuubien tuubain rare
partitive		tuubaa	tuubia
inessive		tuubassa	tuubissa
elative		tuubasta	tuubista
illative		tuubaan	tuubiin
adessive		tuuballa	tuubilla
ablative		tuubalta	tuubilta
allative		tuuballe	tuubille
essive		tuubana	tuubina
translative		tuubaksi	tuubiksi
abessive		tuubatta	tuubitta
instructive		—	tuubin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tuubani tuubani accusative nom. tuubani tuubani gen. tuubani genitive tuubani tuubieni tuubaini rare partitive tuubaani tuubiani inessive tuubassani tuubissani elative tuubastani tuubistani illative tuubaani tuubiini adessive tuuballani tuubillani ablative tuubaltani tuubiltani allative tuuballeni tuubilleni essive tuubanani tuubinani translative tuubakseni tuubikseni abessive tuubattani tuubittani instructive — — comitative — tuubineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tuubasi tuubasi accusative nom. tuubasi tuubasi gen. tuubasi genitive tuubasi tuubiesi tuubaisi rare partitive tuubaasi tuubiasi inessive tuubassasi tuubissasi elative tuubastasi tuubistasi illative tuubaasi tuubiisi adessive tuuballasi tuubillasi ablative tuubaltasi tuubiltasi allative tuuballesi tuubillesi essive tuubanasi tuubinasi translative tuubaksesi tuubiksesi abessive tuubattasi tuubittasi instructive — — comitative — tuubinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tuubamme tuubamme accusative nom. tuubamme tuubamme gen. tuubamme genitive tuubamme tuubiemme tuubaimme rare partitive tuubaamme tuubiamme inessive tuubassamme tuubissamme elative tuubastamme tuubistamme illative tuubaamme tuubiimme adessive tuuballamme tuubillamme ablative tuubaltamme tuubiltamme allative tuuballemme tuubillemme essive tuubanamme tuubinamme translative tuubaksemme tuubiksemme abessive tuubattamme tuubittamme instructive — — comitative — tuubinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tuubanne tuubanne accusative nom. tuubanne tuubanne gen. tuubanne genitive tuubanne tuubienne tuubainne rare partitive tuubaanne tuubianne inessive tuubassanne tuubissanne elative tuubastanne tuubistanne illative tuubaanne tuubiinne adessive tuuballanne tuubillanne ablative tuubaltanne tuubiltanne allative tuuballenne tuubillenne essive tuubananne tuubinanne translative tuubaksenne tuubiksenne abessive tuubattanne tuubittanne instructive — — comitative — tuubinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative tuubansa tuubansa accusative nom. tuubansa tuubansa gen. tuubansa genitive tuubansa tuubiensa tuubainsa rare partitive tuubaansa tuubiaan tuubiansa inessive tuubassaan tuubassansa tuubissaan tuubissansa elative tuubastaan tuubastansa tuubistaan tuubistansa illative tuubaansa tuubiinsa adessive tuuballaan tuuballansa tuubillaan tuubillansa ablative tuubaltaan tuubaltansa tuubiltaan tuubiltansa allative tuuballeen tuuballensa tuubilleen tuubillensa essive tuubanaan tuubanansa tuubinaan tuubinansa translative tuubakseen tuubaksensa tuubikseen tuubiksensa abessive tuubattaan tuubattansa tuubittaan tuubittansa instructive — — comitative — tuubineen tuubinensa

Derived terms

• tuubisti

Further reading

• “tuuba”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Yoruba

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /túú.bá/

Verb

túúbá

1. alternative form of túḿbá (“to apologize, to show remorse”)