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Dupaningan Agta

Noun

subu

  1. tobacco

Finnish

Etymology

Clipping from the brand name Subutex

Pronunciation

Noun

subu (slang)

  1. buprenorphine when used as a recreational drug

Declension

Inflection of subu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative subu subut
genitive subun subujen
partitive subua subuja
illative subuun subuihin
singular plural
nominative subu subut
accusative nom. subu subut
gen. subun
genitive subun subujen
partitive subua subuja
inessive subussa subuissa
elative subusta subuista
illative subuun subuihin
adessive subulla subuilla
ablative subulta subuilta
allative subulle subuille
essive subuna subuina
translative subuksi subuiksi
abessive subutta subuitta
instructive — subuin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of subu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative subuni subuni
accusative nom. subuni subuni
gen. subuni
genitive subuni subujeni
partitive subuani subujani
inessive subussani subuissani
elative subustani subuistani
illative subuuni subuihini
adessive subullani subuillani
ablative subultani subuiltani
allative subulleni subuilleni
essive subunani subuinani
translative subukseni subuikseni
abessive subuttani subuittani
instructive — —
comitative — subuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative subusi subusi
accusative nom. subusi subusi
gen. subusi
genitive subusi subujesi
partitive subuasi subujasi
inessive subussasi subuissasi
elative subustasi subuistasi
illative subuusi subuihisi
adessive subullasi subuillasi
ablative subultasi subuiltasi
allative subullesi subuillesi
essive subunasi subuinasi
translative subuksesi subuiksesi
abessive subuttasi subuittasi
instructive — —
comitative — subuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative subumme subumme
accusative nom. subumme subumme
gen. subumme
genitive subumme subujemme
partitive subuamme subujamme
inessive subussamme subuissamme
elative subustamme subuistamme
illative subuumme subuihimme
adessive subullamme subuillamme
ablative subultamme subuiltamme
allative subullemme subuillemme
essive subunamme subuinamme
translative subuksemme subuiksemme
abessive subuttamme subuittamme
instructive — —
comitative — subuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative subunne subunne
accusative nom. subunne subunne
gen. subunne
genitive subunne subujenne
partitive subuanne subujanne
inessive subussanne subuissanne
elative subustanne subuistanne
illative subuunne subuihinne
adessive subullanne subuillanne
ablative subultanne subuiltanne
allative subullenne subuillenne
essive subunanne subuinanne
translative subuksenne subuiksenne
abessive subuttanne subuittanne
instructive — —
comitative — subuinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative subunsa subunsa
accusative nom. subunsa subunsa
gen. subunsa
genitive subunsa subujensa
partitive subuaan
subuansa 		subujaan
subujansa
inessive subussaan
subussansa 		subuissaan
subuissansa
elative subustaan
subustansa 		subuistaan
subuistansa
illative subuunsa subuihinsa
adessive subullaan
subullansa 		subuillaan
subuillansa
ablative subultaan
subultansa 		subuiltaan
subuiltansa
allative subulleen
subullensa 		subuilleen
subuillensa
essive subunaan
subunansa 		subuinaan
subuinansa
translative subukseen
subuksensa 		subuikseen
subuiksensa
abessive subuttaan
subuttansa 		subuittaan
subuittansa
instructive — —
comitative — subuineen
subuinensa

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic صَبَّ (ṣabba).

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

-subu (infinitive kusubu)

  1. to cast, to mould

Conjugation

Conjugation of -subu
Positive present -nasubu
Subjunctive -subu
Negative -subu
Imperative singular subu
Infinitives
Positive kusubu
Negative kutosubu
Imperatives
Singular subu
Plural subuni
Tensed forms
Habitual husubu
Positive past positive subject concord + -lisubu
Negative past negative subject concord + -kusubu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasubu)
Singular Plural
1st person ninasubu/nasubu tunasubu
2nd person unasubu mnasubu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasubu wanasubu
other classes positive subject concord + -nasubu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -subu)
Singular Plural
1st person sisubu hatusubu
2nd person husubu hamsubu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasubu hawasubu
other classes negative subject concord + -subu
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasubu
Negative future negative subject concord + -tasubu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -subu)
Singular Plural
1st person nisubu tusubu
2nd person usubu msubu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asubu wasubu
other classes positive subject concord + -subu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisubu
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesubu
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesubu
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisubu
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisubu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asubu)
Singular Plural
1st person nasubu twasubu
2nd person wasubu mwasubu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asubu wasubu
m-mi(III/IV) wasubu yasubu
ji-ma(V/VI) lasubu yasubu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasubu vyasubu
n(IX/X) yasubu zasubu
u(XI) wasubu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwasubu
pa(XVI) pasubu
mu(XVIII) mwasubu
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesubu
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshasubu
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasubu
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kisubu
"If not" positive subject concord + -siposubu
Consecutive kasubu / positive subject concord + -kasubu
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasubu
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nisubu -tusubu
2nd person -kusubu -wasubu/-kusubuni/-wasubuni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msubu -wasubu
m-mi(III/IV) -usubu -isubu
ji-ma(V/VI) -lisubu -yasubu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisubu -visubu
n(IX/X) -isubu -zisubu
u(XI) -usubu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kusubu
pa(XVI) -pasubu
mu(XVIII) -musubu
Reflexive -jisubu
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -subu- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -subuye -subuo
m-mi(III/IV) -subuo -subuyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -subulo -subuyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -subucho -subuvyo
n(IX/X) -subuyo -subuzo
u(XI) -subuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -subuko
pa(XVI) -subupo
mu(XVIII) -subumo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -subu)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yesubu -osubu
m-mi(III/IV) -osubu -yosubu
ji-ma(V/VI) -losubu -yosubu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosubu -vyosubu
n(IX/X) -yosubu -zosubu
u(XI) -osubu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kosubu
pa(XVI) -posubu
mu(XVIII) -mosubu
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Noun

subu (n class, plural subu)

  1. cast, mould

Tausug

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay subuh, from Arabic صُبْح (ṣubḥ).

Pronunciation

  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /subu/
  • Rhymes: -u
  • Syllabification: su‧bu

Noun

subu (Sulat Sūg spelling سُبُ)

  1. dawn

Ternate

Etymology

Adapted from Classical Malay سومبو (“sumbu”) (cf. modern sumbu).

Pronunciation

Noun

subu

  1. thread
  2. wick

References

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
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