буба

Avar

Alternative forms

Noun

буба • (buba)

  1. mother; mom, mum

See also

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *buba, *bǫba. Akin to Albanian bubë (silkworm pupa), Latvian bubulis (knot, node).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbubɐ]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

бу́ба • (búbaf (relational adjective бу́бен)

  1. pupa
    Synonym: какави́да (kakavída)
  2. (by extension) bug
  3. silkworm (Bombyx mori)

Declension

Declension of бу́ба
singular plural
indefinite бу́ба
búba
бу́би
búbi
definite бу́бата
búbata
бу́бите
búbite
vocative form бу́бо
búbo
бу́би
búbi
  • буба́р (bubár, insect farmer)
    • буба́рник (bubárnik, insect farm)
    • буба́рство (bubárstvo, insect farming)
  • буба́ч (bubáč, blossom of mayweed)
  • буболи́на (bubolína, baby, small creature) (usually appellative)
  • буболя́к m (bubolják), буболе́чка f (buboléčka, bug)
  • бъ́бна (bǎ́bna, to swell, to form cocoon)

References

  • буба”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • буба”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “буба”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 85

Lezgi

Etymology

Akin to Udi баба (baba).

Noun

буба • (buba)

  1. father

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bǫba.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbuba]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

буба • (bubaf

  1. bug, beetle
  2. silkworm
  3. bogeyman
  4. (colloquial) Volkswagen Beetle

Declension

Declension of буба
singular plural
indefinite буба (buba) буби (bubi)
definite unspecified бубата (bubata) бубите (bubite)
definite proximal бубава (bubava) бубиве (bubive)
definite distal бубана (bubana) бубине (bubine)
vocative бубо (bubo) буби (bubi)

Derived terms

Verb

буба • (buba) third-singular presentimpf (perfective набуба)

  1. (transitive) to cram, memorize

Conjugation

Conjugation of буба (imperfective, present in )
l-participles imperfect aorist non-finite forms
masculine бубал (bubal) adjectival participle бубан (buban)
feminine бубала (bubala) adverbial participle бубајќи (bubajḱi)
neuter бубало (bubalo) verbal noun бубање (bubanje)
plural бубале (bubale) perfect participle бубано (bubano)
finite forms present imperfect aorist imperative
1st singular бубам (bubam) бубав (bubav)
2nd singular бубаш (bubaš) бубаше (bubaše) бубај (bubaj)
3rd singular буба (buba) бубаше (bubaše)
1st plural бубаме (bubame) бубавме (bubavme)
2nd plural бубате (bubate) бубавте (bubavte) бубајте (bubajte)
3rd plural бубаат (bubaat) бубаа (bubaa)
compound tenses
perfect сум бубал (sum bubal) present of сум (except in the 3rd person) +
imperfect l-participle
има-perfect имам бубано (imam bubano) present of има + perfect participle
pluperfect бев бубал (bev bubal) imperfect of сум + imperfect l-participle
има-pluperfect имав бубано (imav bubano) imperfect of има + perfect participle
има-perfect reported сум имал бубано (sum imal bubano) perfect of има + perfect participle
future ќе бубам (ḱe bubam) ќе + present
има-future ќе имам бубано (ḱe imam bubano) future of има + perfect participle
future in the past ќе бубав (ḱe bubav) ќе + imperfect
има-future in the past ќе имав бубано (ḱe imav bubano) future in the past of има + perfect participle
future reported ќе сум бубал (ḱe sum bubal) ќе + imperfect l-participle
има-future reported ќе сум имал бубано (ḱe sum imal bubano) future reported of има + perfect participle
conditional би бубал (bi bubal) би + imperfect l-participle
има-conditional би имал бубано (bi imal bubano) conditional of има + perfect participle

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bǫba.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bûba/
  • Hyphenation: бу‧ба

Noun

бу̏ба f (Latin spelling bȕba)

  1. bug
  2. beetle

Declension

Declension of буба
singular plural
nominative бу̏ба бубе
genitive бубе бу̑ба̄
dative буби бубама
accusative бубу бубе
vocative бубо бубе
locative буби бубама
instrumental бубом бубама

References

  • буба”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025