Cuba
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Disputed; likely from Taíno cubao (“abundant fertile land”) or coabana (“great place”).
Pronunciation edit
- enPR: kyo͞oʹ-bə, IPA(key): /ˈkjuːbə/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): [ˈkjʉː.bə]
- (UK, US) IPA(key): [ˈkjuː.bə]
- Rhymes: -uːbə
- Hyphenation: Cu‧ba
Proper noun edit
Cuba
- A country, and the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean. Capital and largest city: Havana.
- A locale in the United States; named for the island country.
- A town in Sumter County, Alabama.
- An unincorporated community in Early County, Georgia.
- A city in Fulton County, Illinois.
- A township in Lake County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Springfield Township, Allen County, Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in Montgomery Township, Owen County, Indiana.
- A minor city in Republic County, Kansas.
- An unincorporated community in Graves County, Kentucky.
- A township in Becker County, Minnesota.
- A ghost town in Becker County, Minnesota.
- A city in Crawford County, Missouri.
- A ghost town in Lafayette County, Missouri.
- A village in Sandoval County, New Mexico.
- A town and village therein, in Allegany County, New York.
- A township in Barnes County, North Dakota.
- An unincorporated community in Washington Township, Clinton County, Ohio.
- An unincorporated community in Putnam County, Ohio.
- An unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia.
- A former settlement in Lassen County, California.
- A former settlement in Merced County, California.
- A surname.
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- (countries of North America) country of North America; Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Canada, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, United States of America
Etymology 2 edit
From Portuguese Cuba, possibly of Arabic origin.
Proper noun edit
Cuba
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Cuba f
Asturian edit
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Cuba f
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Catalan edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Central) [ˈku.βə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˈku.bə]
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [ˈku.ba]
Audio (Valencian) (file)
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Cuba f
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Cuba
Central Nahuatl edit
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Cuba
- Cuba (a country in North America)
Classical Nahuatl edit
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Cuba
References edit
- Mancilla Sepúlveda, Héctor. (2000) Lecciones de Nahuatl, Hirata Editorial, México DF.
Danish edit
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- Rhymes: -uːba
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Cuba
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish Cuba, of disputed origin.
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Cuba n
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- Afrikaans: Kuba
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Cuba f
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Cuba m
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- (countries of North America) pays de l'Amérique du Nord; Antigua-et-Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbade, Canada, Cuba, Dominique, États-Unis, Grenade, Haïti, Jamaïque, Mexique, République dominicaine, Saint-Christophe-et-Niévès, Saint-Vincent-et-Grenadines, Sainte-Lucie, Trinité-et-Tobago (Category: fr:Countries in North America)
Galician edit
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Cuba f
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Cuba
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Cuba f
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Latin edit
Etymology 1 edit
From cubō (“I lie down”).
Proper noun edit
Cuba f sg (genitive Cubae); first declension
Declension edit
First-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Cuba |
Genitive | Cubae |
Dative | Cubae |
Accusative | Cubam |
Ablative | Cubā |
Vocative | Cuba |
Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkuː.ba/, [ˈkuːbä] or IPA(key): /ˈku.ba/, [ˈkʊbä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈku.ba/, [ˈkuːbä]
- Note: length of the vowel uncertain: New Latin borrowing of uncertain etymology with varying length treatment in modern languages.
Proper noun edit
Cū̆ba f sg (genitive Cū̆bae); first declension
Declension edit
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Cū̆ba |
Genitive | Cū̆bae |
Dative | Cū̆bae |
Accusative | Cū̆bam |
Ablative | Cū̆bā |
Vocative | Cū̆ba |
Locative | Cū̆bae |
References edit
- “Cuba”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Cuba in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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Cuba f
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Pronunciation edit
(Urban East Norwegian) IPA(key): /ˈkʰʉ̀ːbɑ/
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Cuba
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Cuba
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Occitan edit
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Cuba f
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Portuguese edit
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Etymology 1 edit
Possibly from Arabic قُبَّة (qubba, “small tower”), or from cuba (“cask”).
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Cuba f
- A village and municipality of Beja district, Portugal
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Cuba f
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Cuba f
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Further reading edit
- Cuba in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Disputed; likely from Taíno cubao (“abundant fertile land”) or coabana (“great place”).
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Cuba f
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Descendants edit
- → Tagalog: Kuba
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Audio (Kenya) (file)
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Cuba
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Cuba n (genitive Cubas)