bumba

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See also: bumbā

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

bumba f (genitive singular bumbu, nominative plural bumbur)

  1. a drum
    Synonym: trumba
  2. a fat or protruding belly; potbelly, paunch
    Synonym: ístra

Declension

declension of bumba
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bumba bumban bumbur bumburnar
accusative bumbu bumbuna bumbur bumburnar
dative bumbu bumbunni bumbum bumbunum
genitive bumbu bumbunnar bumba bumbanna

Further reading

Latvian

Futbola bumba (1)
Basketbola bumba (1)
Bumba (3)
Bumba (3)

Pronunciation

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Noun

bumba f (4th declension)

  1. (sports) ball (globe of flexible material, for playing, for sports, for gymnastics)
    gumijas, ādas bumba ― rubber, leather ball
    futbola, basketbola, volejbola bumba ― football, basketball, volleyball
    tenisa bumba ― tennis ball
    piesūknēt bumbu ― to inflate a ball
    rotaļāties ar bumbu ― to play with a ball
    mest bumbu ― to throw the ball
    bumba atlec no zemes ― the ball bounced off the ground
    apaļs kā bumba ― round as a ball
  2. ball (round or spherical object)
    dekoratīvas stikla bumbas ― decorative glass balls
    biljarda bumbas ― billiard balls
  3. (weaponry) bomb (metal shell filled with explosives)
    fugasa bumba ― fougasse bomb (= blockbuster)
    šķembu bumba ― cluster bomb
    bumba ar laika degli ― time bomb
    ķīmiskā bumba ― chemical bomb
    ūdeņraža bumba ― hydrogen bomb
    mest bumbas ― to throw bombs
    kā bumbas sprādziens ― like a bomb exploding (= sudden, unexpected)

Declension

Declension of bumba (4th declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs) bumba bumbas
accusative (akuzatīvs) bumbu bumbas
genitive (ģenitīvs) bumbas bumbu
dative (datīvs) bumbai bumbām
instrumental (instrumentālis) bumbu bumbām
locative (lokatīvs) bumbā bumbās
vocative (vokatīvs) bumba bumbas

Derived terms

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

bumba f (definite singular bumba, indefinite plural bumbor, definite plural bumborne)

  1. (pre-1917) alternative form of bomme

Rwanda-Rundi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bʊ́mba.

Verb

-bûmba (infinitive kubûmba, perfective (Rwanda) -bûmbye or (Rundi) -bûmvye)

  1. to mould (usually from clay)
  2. to make pottery

Derived terms

Related terms

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bʊ́mba.

Verb

-búmba

  1. (transitive) to shape

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bʊ́mba.

Verb

-búmba

  1. (transitive) to mould, to fashion (from clay)
  2. (transitive) to make (from dough)
  3. (transitive) to fabricate, to make up

Inflection

Tone H
Infinitive ukubumba
Positive Negative
Infinitive ukubumba ukungabumbi
Imperative
Simple + object concord
Singular bumba -bumbe
Plural bumbani -bumbeni
Present
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyabumba, ngibumba engibumbayo, engibumba ngibumba angibumbi engingabumbi ngingabumbi
2nd singular uyabumba, ubumba obumbayo, obumba ubumba awubumbi ongabumbi ungabumbi
1st plural siyabumba, sibumba esibumbayo, esibumba sibumba asibumbi esingabumbi singabumbi
2nd plural niyabumba, nibumba enibumbayo, enibumba nibumba anibumbi eningabumbi ningabumbi
Class 1 uyabumba, ubumba obumbayo, obumba ebumba akabumbi ongabumbi engabumbi
Class 2 bayabumba, babumba ababumbayo, ababumba bebumba ababumbi abangabumbi bengabumbi
Class 3 uyabumba, ubumba obumbayo, obumba ubumba awubumbi ongabumbi ungabumbi
Class 4 iyabumba, ibumba ebumbayo, ebumba ibumba ayibumbi engabumbi ingabumbi
Class 5 liyabumba, libumba elibumbayo, elibumba libumba alibumbi elingabumbi lingabumbi
Class 6 ayabumba, abumba abumbayo, abumba ebumba awabumbi angabumbi engabumbi
Class 7 siyabumba, sibumba esibumbayo, esibumba sibumba asibumbi esingabumbi singabumbi
Class 8 ziyabumba, zibumba ezibumbayo, ezibumba zibumba azibumbi ezingabumbi zingabumbi
Class 9 iyabumba, ibumba ebumbayo, ebumba ibumba ayibumbi engabumbi ingabumbi
Class 10 ziyabumba, zibumba ezibumbayo, ezibumba zibumba azibumbi ezingabumbi zingabumbi
Class 11 luyabumba, lubumba olubumbayo, olubumba lubumba alubumbi olungabumbi lungabumbi
Class 14 buyabumba, bubumba obubumbayo, obubumba bubumba abubumbi obungabumbi bungabumbi
Class 15 kuyabumba, kubumba okubumbayo, okubumba kubumba akubumbi okungabumbi kungabumbi
Class 17 kuyabumba, kubumba okubumbayo, okubumba kubumba akubumbi okungabumbi kungabumbi
Recent past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngibumbile, ngibumbē engibumbile, engibumbē ngibumbile, ngibumbē angibumbanga engingabumbanga ngingabumbanga
2nd singular ubumbile, ubumbē obumbile, obumbē ubumbile, ubumbē awubumbanga ongabumbanga ungabumbanga
1st plural sibumbile, sibumbē esibumbile, esibumbē sibumbile, sibumbē asibumbanga esingabumbanga singabumbanga
2nd plural nibumbile, nibumbē enibumbile, enibumbē nibumbile, nibumbē anibumbanga eningabumbanga ningabumbanga
Class 1 ubumbile, ubumbē obumbile, obumbē ebumbile, ebumbē akabumbanga ongabumbanga engabumbanga
Class 2 babumbile, babumbē ababumbile, ababumbē bebumbile, bebumbē ababumbanga abangabumbanga bengabumbanga
Class 3 ubumbile, ubumbē obumbile, obumbē ubumbile, ubumbē awubumbanga ongabumbanga ungabumbanga
Class 4 ibumbile, ibumbē ebumbile, ebumbē ibumbile, ibumbē ayibumbanga engabumbanga ingabumbanga
Class 5 libumbile, libumbē elibumbile, elibumbē libumbile, libumbē alibumbanga elingabumbanga lingabumbanga
Class 6 abumbile, abumbē abumbile, abumbē ebumbile, ebumbē awabumbanga angabumbanga engabumbanga
Class 7 sibumbile, sibumbē esibumbile, esibumbē sibumbile, sibumbē asibumbanga esingabumbanga singabumbanga
Class 8 zibumbile, zibumbē ezibumbile, ezibumbē zibumbile, zibumbē azibumbanga ezingabumbanga zingabumbanga
Class 9 ibumbile, ibumbē ebumbile, ebumbē ibumbile, ibumbē ayibumbanga engabumbanga ingabumbanga
Class 10 zibumbile, zibumbē ezibumbile, ezibumbē zibumbile, zibumbē azibumbanga ezingabumbanga zingabumbanga
Class 11 lubumbile, lubumbē olubumbile, olubumbē lubumbile, lubumbē alubumbanga olungabumbanga lungabumbanga
Class 14 bubumbile, bubumbē obubumbile, obubumbē bubumbile, bubumbē abubumbanga obungabumbanga bungabumbanga
Class 15 kubumbile, kubumbē okubumbile, okubumbē kubumbile, kubumbē akubumbanga okungabumbanga kungabumbanga
Class 17 kubumbile, kubumbē okubumbile, okubumbē kubumbile, kubumbē akubumbanga okungabumbanga kungabumbanga
Remote past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngābumba engābumba ngābumba angibumbanga engingabumbanga ngingabumbanga
2nd singular wābumba owābumba wābumba awubumbanga ongabumbanga ungabumbanga
1st plural sābumba esābumba sābumba asibumbanga esingabumbanga singabumbanga
2nd plural nābumba enābumba nābumba anibumbanga eningabumbanga ningabumbanga
Class 1 wābumba owābumba ābumba akabumbanga ongabumbanga engabumbanga
Class 2 bābumba abābumba bābumba ababumbanga abangabumbanga bengabumbanga
Class 3 wābumba owābumba wābumba awubumbanga ongabumbanga ungabumbanga
Class 4 yābumba eyābumba yābumba ayibumbanga engabumbanga ingabumbanga
Class 5 lābumba elābumba lābumba alibumbanga elingabumbanga lingabumbanga
Class 6 ābumba ābumba ābumba awabumbanga angabumbanga engabumbanga
Class 7 sābumba esābumba sābumba asibumbanga esingabumbanga singabumbanga
Class 8 zābumba ezābumba zābumba azibumbanga ezingabumbanga zingabumbanga
Class 9 yābumba eyābumba yābumba ayibumbanga engabumbanga ingabumbanga
Class 10 zābumba ezābumba zābumba azibumbanga ezingabumbanga zingabumbanga
Class 11 lwābumba olwābumba lwābumba alubumbanga olungabumbanga lungabumbanga
Class 14 bābumba obābumba bābumba abubumbanga obungabumbanga bungabumbanga
Class 15 kwābumba okwābumba kwābumba akubumbanga okungabumbanga kungabumbanga
Class 17 kwābumba okwābumba kwābumba akubumbanga okungabumbanga kungabumbanga
Potential
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngingabumba — ngingabumba ngingebumbe — ngingebumbe
2nd singular ungabumba — ungabumba ungebumbe — ungebumbe
1st plural singabumba — singabumba singebumbe — singebumbe
2nd plural ningabumba — ningabumba ningebumbe — ningebumbe
Class 1 angabumba — engabumba angebumbe — engebumbe
Class 2 bangabumba — bengabumba bangebumbe — bengebumbe
Class 3 ungabumba — ungabumba ungebumbe — ungebumbe
Class 4 ingabumba — ingabumba ingebumbe — ingebumbe
Class 5 lingabumba — lingabumba lingebumbe — lingebumbe
Class 6 angabumba — engabumba angebumbe — engebumbe
Class 7 singabumba — singabumba singebumbe — singebumbe
Class 8 zingabumba — zingabumba zingebumbe — zingebumbe
Class 9 ingabumba — ingabumba ingebumbe — ingebumbe
Class 10 zingabumba — zingabumba zingebumbe — zingebumbe
Class 11 lungabumba — lungabumba lungebumbe — lungebumbe
Class 14 bungabumba — bungabumba bungebumbe — bungebumbe
Class 15 kungabumba — kungabumba kungebumbe — kungebumbe
Class 17 kungabumba — kungabumba kungebumbe — kungebumbe
Immediate future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngizobumba engizobumba ngizobumba angizubumba engingezubumba ngingezubumba
2nd singular uzobumba ozobumba uzobumba awuzubumba ongezubumba ungezubumba
1st plural sizobumba esizobumba sizobumba asizubumba esingezubumba singezubumba
2nd plural nizobumba enizobumba nizobumba anizubumba eningezubumba ningezubumba
Class 1 uzobumba ozobumba ezobumba akazubumba ongezubumba engezubumba
Class 2 bazobumba abazobumba bezobumba abazubumba abangezubumba bengezubumba
Class 3 uzobumba ozobumba uzobumba awuzubumba ongezubumba ungezubumba
Class 4 izobumba ezobumba izobumba ayizubumba engezubumba ingezubumba
Class 5 lizobumba elizobumba lizobumba alizubumba elingezubumba lingezubumba
Class 6 azobumba azobumba ezobumba awazubumba angezubumba engezubumba
Class 7 sizobumba esizobumba sizobumba asizubumba esingezubumba singezubumba
Class 8 zizobumba ezizobumba zizobumba azizubumba ezingezubumba zingezubumba
Class 9 izobumba ezobumba izobumba ayizubumba engezubumba ingezubumba
Class 10 zizobumba ezizobumba zizobumba azizubumba ezingezubumba zingezubumba
Class 11 luzobumba oluzobumba luzobumba aluzubumba olungezubumba lungezubumba
Class 14 buzobumba obuzobumba buzobumba abuzubumba obungezubumba bungezubumba
Class 15 kuzobumba okuzobumba kuzobumba akuzubumba okungezubumba kungezubumba
Class 17 kuzobumba okuzobumba kuzobumba akuzubumba okungezubumba kungezubumba
Remote future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyobumba engiyobumba ngiyobumba angiyubumba engingeyubumba ngingeyubumba
2nd singular uyobumba oyobumba uyobumba awuyubumba ongeyubumba ungeyubumba
1st plural siyobumba esiyobumba siyobumba asiyubumba esingeyubumba singeyubumba
2nd plural niyobumba eniyobumba niyobumba aniyubumba eningeyubumba ningeyubumba
Class 1 uyobumba oyobumba eyobumba akayubumba ongeyubumba engeyubumba
Class 2 bayobumba abayobumba beyobumba abayubumba abangeyubumba bengeyubumba
Class 3 uyobumba oyobumba uyobumba awuyubumba ongeyubumba ungeyubumba
Class 4 iyobumba eyobumba iyobumba ayiyubumba engeyubumba ingeyubumba
Class 5 liyobumba eliyobumba liyobumba aliyubumba elingeyubumba lingeyubumba
Class 6 ayobumba ayobumba eyobumba awayubumba angeyubumba engeyubumba
Class 7 siyobumba esiyobumba siyobumba asiyubumba esingeyubumba singeyubumba
Class 8 ziyobumba eziyobumba ziyobumba aziyubumba ezingeyubumba zingeyubumba
Class 9 iyobumba eyobumba iyobumba ayiyubumba engeyubumba ingeyubumba
Class 10 ziyobumba eziyobumba ziyobumba aziyubumba ezingeyubumba zingeyubumba
Class 11 luyobumba oluyobumba luyobumba aluyubumba olungeyubumba lungeyubumba
Class 14 buyobumba obuyobumba buyobumba abuyubumba obungeyubumba bungeyubumba
Class 15 kuyobumba okuyobumba kuyobumba akuyubumba okungeyubumba kungeyubumba
Class 17 kuyobumba okuyobumba kuyobumba akuyubumba okungeyubumba kungeyubumba
Present subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngibumbe ngingabumbi
2nd singular ubumbe ungabumbi
1st plural sibumbe singabumbi
2nd plural nibumbe ningabumbi
Class 1 abumbe angabumbi
Class 2 babumbe bangabumbi
Class 3 ubumbe ungabumbi
Class 4 ibumbe ingabumbi
Class 5 libumbe lingabumbi
Class 6 abumbe angabumbi
Class 7 sibumbe singabumbi
Class 8 zibumbe zingabumbi
Class 9 ibumbe ingabumbi
Class 10 zibumbe zingabumbi
Class 11 lubumbe lungabumbi
Class 14 bubumbe bungabumbi
Class 15 kubumbe kungabumbi
Class 17 kubumbe kungabumbi
Past subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngabumba ngangabumba, angabumba, angangabumba
2nd singular wabumba wangabumba, awabumba, awangabumba
1st plural sabumba sangabumba, asabumba, asangabumba
2nd plural nabumba nangabumba, anabumba, anangabumba
Class 1 wabumba wangabumba, akabumba, akangabumba
Class 2 babumba bangabumba, ababumba, abangabumba
Class 3 wabumba wangabumba, awabumba, awangabumba
Class 4 yabumba yangabumba, ayabumba, ayangabumba
Class 5 labumba langabumba, alabumba, alangabumba
Class 6 abumba angabumba, awabumba, awangabumba
Class 7 sabumba sangabumba, asabumba, asangabumba
Class 8 zabumba zangabumba, azabumba, azangabumba
Class 9 yabumba yangabumba, ayabumba, ayangabumba
Class 10 zabumba zangabumba, azabumba, azangabumba
Class 11 lwabumba lwangabumba, alwabumba, alwangabumba
Class 14 babumba bangabumba, ababumba, abangabumba
Class 15 kwabumba kwangabumba, akwabumba, akwangabumba
Class 17 kwabumba kwangabumba, akwabumba, akwangabumba

Derived terms

References

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