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bomba

See also: Bomba and bombă

English edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Spanish bomba.

Noun edit

bomba (uncountable)

  1. (music) A form of traditional drumming, and an associated form of dance, from Puerto Rico.
    • 2009 January 23, “Pop and Rock Listings”, in New York Times‎[1]:
      This eclectic group is dedicated to preserving the Puerto Rican traditions of bomba and plena, two drum-focused (and African-derived) forms of traditional dance music.

Further reading edit

Anagrams edit

Catalan edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Back-formation from bombarda (“bombard”).

Noun edit

bomba f (plural bombes)

  1. bomb
  2. pump
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit

Further reading edit

Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

bomba

  1. inflection of bombar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Cebuano edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Spanish bomba.

Noun edit

bomba

  1. a bomb; an explosive
  2. the pump of a well

Verb edit

bomba

  1. to bomb; to attack using one or more bombs; to bombard
  2. to pump out water
  3. to pump in air

Etymology 2 edit

Undetermined.

Noun edit

bomba

  1. (dated) a woman with big buttocks, or thighs
  2. pornography

Adjective edit

bomba

  1. pornographic

Chamorro edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Spanish bomba.

Noun edit

bomba

  1. bomb
  2. pump

Verb edit

bomba

  1. to bomb
  2. to pump

Czech edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈbomba]
  • Rhymes: -omba
  • Hyphenation: bom‧ba

Noun edit

bomba f

  1. bomb (explosive)
  2. (sports) howitzer (hard shot)
    • 2013, Petr Bílek, Obsluhoval jsem zlatou generaci, Praha: XYZ, →ISBN, page 97:
      Tak, pánové, v moderním hokeji rozhodují vstřelené branky. Kdo jich dá víc, vyhrává. Tak proto musíme dát o jednu bombu k tyči víc než soupeř. Hlavně bomby k tyči a jdeme ma to.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  3. (slang) smash hit

Declension edit

Declension of bomba (hard feminine)
singular plural
nominative bomba bomby
genitive bomby bomb
dative bombě bombám
accusative bombu bomby
vocative bombo bomby
locative bombě bombách
instrumental bombou bombami

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

  • bomba in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • bomba in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

French edit

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

bomba

  1. third-person singular past historic of bomber

Hungarian edit

 
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Etymology edit

A wanderword. Primarily via German Bombe and Italian bomba.[1]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

bomba (plural bombák)

  1. bomb (an explosive device used or intended as a weapon)
    Synonym: pokolgép

Declension edit

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative bomba bombák
accusative bombát bombákat
dative bombának bombáknak
instrumental bombával bombákkal
causal-final bombáért bombákért
translative bombává bombákká
terminative bombáig bombákig
essive-formal bombaként bombákként
essive-modal — —
inessive bombában bombákban
superessive bombán bombákon
adessive bombánál bombáknál
illative bombába bombákba
sublative bombára bombákra
allative bombához bombákhoz
elative bombából bombákból
delative bombáról bombákról
ablative bombától bombáktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular 		bombáé bombáké
non-attributive
possessive - plural 		bombáéi bombákéi
Possessive forms of bomba
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. bombám bombáim
2nd person sing. bombád bombáid
3rd person sing. bombája bombái
1st person plural bombánk bombáink
2nd person plural bombátok bombáitok
3rd person plural bombájuk bombáik

Derived terms edit

Compound words

References edit

  1. ^ bomba in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

Further reading edit

  • bomba in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
  • bomba in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)

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Etymology edit

From Malay bomba, from Portuguese bomba. Doublet of pompa.

Noun edit

bomba (first-person possessive bombaku, second-person possessive bombamu, third-person possessive bombanya)

  1. pump

Ingrian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Russian бомба (bomba).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

bomba

  1. bomb

Declension edit

Declension of bomba (type 3/koira, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative bomba bombat
genitive bomban bombiin
partitive bombaa bombia
illative bombaa bombii
inessive bombaas bombiis
elative bombast bombist
allative bomballe bombille
adessive bombaal bombiil
ablative bombalt bombilt
translative bombaks bombiks
essive bombanna, bombaan bombinna, bombiin
exessive1) bombant bombint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References edit

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 423

Irish edit

Noun edit

bomba m (genitive singular bomba, nominative plural bombaí)

  1. Alternative form of buama (“bomb”)

Declension edit

Declension of bomba

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative bomba bombaí
Vocative a bhomba a bhombaí
Genitive bomba bombaí
Dative bomba bombaí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an bomba na bombaí
Genitive an bhomba na mbombaí
Dative leis an mbomba

don bhomba

leis na bombaí

Related terms edit

Mutation edit

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
bomba bhomba mbomba
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading edit

Italian edit

 
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Etymology edit

From Latin bombus (“a boom”).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

bomba f (plural bombe)

  1. bomb

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • → French: bombe
    • → Norwegian Bokmål: bombe
  • → Turkish: bomba

Anagrams edit

Lingala edit

Verb edit

bomba

  1. to hide

Lithuanian edit

 
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Noun edit

bomba f

  1. bomb (device filled with explosives)
    aviacinė bomba ― aerial bomb
    cheminė bomba ― chemical bomb
    laiko bomba ― time bomb
    vandenilio bomba ― hydrogen bomb

Inflection edit

Declension of bombà
singular (vienaskaita) plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas) bombà bombos
genitive (kilmininkas) bombos bombų
dative (naudininkas) bombai bomboms
accusative (galininkas) bombą bombàs
instrumental (įnagininkas) bombà bombomis
locative (vietininkas) bomboje bombose
vocative (šauksmininkas) bomba bombos

Derived terms edit

Malay edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Portuguese bomba.

Noun edit

bomba (plural bomba-bomba, informal 1st possessive bombaku, 2nd possessive bombamu, 3rd possessive bombanya)

  1. firefighter, fire brigade
  2. pump

Maltese edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Italian bomba.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

bomba f (plural bombi)

  1. bomb; petard
  2. (figuratively) any big-sized round object
  3. (figuratively) unexpected news

Related terms edit

Northern Sami edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Norwegian bombe.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈpomːpa/

Noun edit

bomba

  1. bomb

Inflection edit

Even a-stem, mb-mbb gradation
Nominative bomba
Genitive bombba
Singular Plural
Nominative bomba bombbat
Accusative bombba bombbaid
Genitive bombba bombbaid
Illative bombii bombbaide
Locative bombbas bombbain
Comitative bombbain bombbaiguin
Essive bomban
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person bomban bombame bombamet
2nd person bombat bombade bombadet
3rd person bombas bombaska bombaset

Further reading edit

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Norwegian edit

Adjective edit

bomba

  1. (figuratively, slang, of a location) As if a bombshell had gone off; extremely untidy.

Compounds edit

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Etymology 1 edit

Alternative forms edit

Noun edit

bomba m sg or f sg

  1. definite singular of bombe

Etymology 2 edit

Alternative forms edit

Verb edit

bomba

  1. simple past of bombe
  2. past participle of bombe

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Noun edit

bomba f sg

  1. definite singular of bombe

Verb edit

bomba

  1. past of bombe

Polish edit

 
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Etymology edit

Borrowed from French bombe, from Italian bomba, from Latin bombus (“a boom”), from Ancient Greek βόμβος (bómbos). Related to bęben.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

bomba f

  1. bomb
  2. Clipping of bomba kryptologiczna (“cryptologic bomba”) (an electromechanical machine used to break the German Enigma cipher)
  3. (sports) a very hard hit of a ball
  4. (school slang) a bad grade
  5. (slang) a period of sobriety after consumption of substances

Declension edit

Declension of bomba
singular plural
nominative bomba bomby
genitive bomby bomb
dative bombie bombom
accusative bombę bomby
instrumental bombą bombami
locative bombie bombach
vocative bombo bomby

Derived terms edit

adjectives
nouns

Interjection edit

bomba

  1. (colloquial) great, cool

Further reading edit

  • bomba in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • bomba in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese edit

Pronunciation edit

  • Rhymes: -õbɐ
  • Hyphenation: bom‧ba
  • Audio (Oporto, Portugal)(file)

Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from Italian bomba, from Latin bombus (“a booming sound”), from Ancient Greek βόμβος (bómbos, “booming, humming, buzzing”).

Noun edit

bomba f (plural bombas)

  1. bomb
  2. bombshell (an unforeseen event with important consequences)
  3. pump
  4. Clipping of bomba de gasolina (“gasoline pump”).
Related terms edit
  • bombar (“to be very popular”)
bomb
pump
Descendants edit

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb edit

bomba

  1. inflection of bombar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Romanian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French bomber.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

a bomba (third-person singular present bombează, past participle bombat) 1st conj.

  1. (intransitive or reflexive) to bulge
  2. (transitive) to cause to bulge

Conjugation edit

    conjugation of bomba (first conjugation, -ez- infix)
infinitive a bomba
gerund bombând
past participle bombat
number singular plural
person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present bombez bombezi bombează bombăm bombați bombează
imperfect bombam bombai bomba bombam bombați bombau
simple perfect bombai bombași bombă bombarăm bombarăți bombară
pluperfect bombasem bombaseși bombase bombaserăm bombaserăți bombaseră
subjunctive eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present să bombez să bombezi să bombeze să bombăm să bombați să bombeze
imperative — tu — — voi —
affirmative bombează bombați
negative nu bomba nu bombați

Serbo-Croatian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /bôːmba/
  • Hyphenation: bom‧ba

Noun edit

bȏmba f (Cyrillic spelling бо̑мба)

  1. bomb

Declension edit

Declension of bomba
singular plural
nominative bȏmba bombe
genitive bombe bȏmbā / bȏmbī
dative bombi bombama
accusative bombu bombe
vocative bombo bombe
locative bombi bombama
instrumental bombom bombama

Slovak edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

bomba f (genitive singular bomby, nominative plural bomby, genitive plural bômb, declension pattern of žena)

  1. bomb (explosive)

Declension edit

Declension of bomba
singular plural
nominative bomba bomby
genitive bomby bômb
dative bombe bombám
accusative bombu bomby
locative bombe bombách
instrumental bombou bombami

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

  • “bomba”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

Slovene edit

 
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Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

bọ̑mba f

  1. bomb

Inflection edit

 
 The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing. bómba
gen. sing. bómbe
singular dual plural
nominative
(imenovȃlnik) 		bómba bómbi bómbe
genitive
(rodȋlnik) 		bómbe bómb bómb
dative
(dajȃlnik) 		bómbi bómbama bómbam
accusative
(tožȋlnik) 		bómbo bómbi bómbe
locative
(mẹ̑stnik) 		bómbi bómbah bómbah
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik) 		bómbo bómbama bómbami

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin bombus (“noise”).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈbomba/ [ˈbõm.ba]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -omba
  • Syllabification: bom‧ba

Noun edit

bomba f (plural bombas)

  1. bomb (an explosive device used or intended as a weapon)
  2. pump (a device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas)
  3. adjustable metal slide used to tune brass instruments
  4. lamp globe
  5. something unusual producing excitement
  6. something extraordinary
  7. smash hit
  8. high-hat
  9. (Andalusia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Peru, colloquial) drunkenness
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:borrachera
  10. (Latin America) firecracker
    Synonym: petardo
  11. (Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Panama, Venezuela) petrol station
    Synonyms: gasolinera, estación de servicio, (Chile) bencinera, (Mexico) gasolinería, (Peru) grifo

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

Adjective edit

bomba

  1. feminine singular of bombo

Further reading edit

Swahili edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Portuguese bomba.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

bomba (ma class, plural mabomba)

  1. pipe, pipeline
  2. pump

Swedish edit

Etymology edit

From bomb +‎ -a.

Verb edit

bomba (present bombar, preterite bombade, supine bombat, imperative bomba)

  1. to bomb (attack with bombs)
  2. (slang) to bomb (cover in graffiti)
  3. (slang) to bomb (swallow a ground-up and wrapped (in for example paper) recreational drug)

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of bomba (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive bomba bombas
Supine bombat bombats
Imperative bomba —
Imper. plural1 bomben —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative bombar bombade bombas bombades
Ind. plural1 bomba bombade bombas bombades
Subjunctive2 bombe bombade bombes bombades
Participles
Present participle bombande
Past participle bombad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

Tagalog edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Spanish bomba. Compare English bombshell.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈbomba/, [ˈbom.bɐ]
  • Hyphenation: bom‧ba

Noun edit

bomba (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜋ᜔ᜊ)

  1. bomb; explosive
  2. pump (device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas)
  3. water pump; handpump
  4. (volleyball) kill
  5. air raid; bomber attack
  6. fire engine
  7. (colloquial, figurative) verbal attack; revelatory attack (usually in political speeches)
  8. (colloquial, figurative) nude scene (of a show)
  9. (colloquial, figurative) garden hose; water hose

Derived terms edit

Adjective edit

bomba (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜋ᜔ᜊ)

  1. (colloquial, figurative) naked
  2. (colloquial, figurative, vulgar) X-rated (of a film)

Turkish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Italian bomba.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

bomba (definite accusative bombayı, plural bombalar)

  1. bomb (explosive device used or intended as a weapon)

Declension edit

Inflection
Nominative bomba
Definite accusative bombayı
Singular Plural
Nominative bomba bombalar
Definite accusative bombayı bombaları
Dative bombaya bombalara
Locative bombada bombalarda
Ablative bombadan bombalardan
Genitive bombanın bombaların
Possessive forms
Nominative
Singular Plural
1st singular bombam bombalarım
2nd singular bomban bombaların
3rd singular bombası bombaları
1st plural bombamız bombalarımız
2nd plural bombanız bombalarınız
3rd plural bombaları bombaları
Definite accusative
Singular Plural
1st singular bombamı bombalarımı
2nd singular bombanı bombalarını
3rd singular bombasını bombalarını
1st plural bombamızı bombalarımızı
2nd plural bombanızı bombalarınızı
3rd plural bombalarını bombalarını
Dative
Singular Plural
1st singular bombama bombalarıma
2nd singular bombana bombalarına
3rd singular bombasına bombalarına
1st plural bombamıza bombalarımıza
2nd plural bombanıza bombalarınıza
3rd plural bombalarına bombalarına
Locative
Singular Plural
1st singular bombamda bombalarımda
2nd singular bombanda bombalarında
3rd singular bombasında bombalarında
1st plural bombamızda bombalarımızda
2nd plural bombanızda bombalarınızda
3rd plural bombalarında bombalarında
Ablative
Singular Plural
1st singular bombamdan bombalarımdan
2nd singular bombandan bombalarından
3rd singular bombasından bombalarından
1st plural bombamızdan bombalarımızdan
2nd plural bombanızdan bombalarınızdan
3rd plural bombalarından bombalarından
Genitive
Singular Plural
1st singular bombamın bombalarımın
2nd singular bombanın bombalarının
3rd singular bombasının bombalarının
1st plural bombamızın bombalarımızın
2nd plural bombanızın bombalarınızın
3rd plural bombalarının bombalarının
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