буба

Avar

Alternative forms

Noun

буба • (buba)

  1. mother; mom, mum

See also

Bulgarian
Буба на златен бръмбар (Cetonia aurata)

Etymology

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

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

Noun

бу́ба • (búba) f (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”)
    • буба́рство (bubárstvo, “insect farming”)
    • буба́рник (bubárnik, “insect farm”)
  • буба́ч (bubáč, “blossom of mayweed”)
  • буболя́к m (bubolják), буболе́чка f (buboléčka, “bug”)
  • буболи́на (bubolína, “baby, small creature”) (usually appellative)
  • 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), volumes 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 • (buba) f

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

Declension
Declension of буба
singular plural
indefinite буба буби
definite unspecified бубата бубите
definite proximal бубава бубиве
definite distal бубана бубине
vocative бубо буби

Derived terms

Verb

буба • (buba) third-singular present, impf (perfective набуба)

  1. (transitive) to cram, memorize

Conjugation
Conjugation of буба (imperfective, present in -а)
l-participles imperfect aorist non-finite forms
masculine бубал — adjectival participle бубан
feminine бубала — adverbial participle бубајќи
neuter бубало — verbal noun бубање
plural бубале — perfect participle бубано
present imperfect aorist imperative
1st singular бубам бубав — —
2nd singular бубаш бубаше — бубај
3rd singular буба бубаше — —
1st plural бубаме бубавме — —
2nd plural бубате бубавте — бубајте
3rd plural бубаат бубаа — —
Compound tenses
perfect сум бубал present of сум (except in the 3rd person) + imperfect l-participle
има-perfect имам бубано present of има + perfect participle
pluperfect бев бубал imperfect of сум + imperfect l-participle
има-pluperfect имав бубано imperfect of има + perfect participle
има-perfect reported сум имал бубано perfect of има + perfect participle
future ќе бубам ќе + present
има-future ќе имам бубано future of има + perfect participle
future in the past ќе бубав ќе + imperfect
има-future in the past ќе имав бубано future in the past of има + perfect participle
future reported ќе сум бубал ќе + imperfect l-participle
има-future reported ќе сум имал бубано future reported of има + perfect participle
conditional би бубал би + imperfect l-participle
има-conditional би имал бубано 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
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