буби

Russian

Etymology

Back-formation from бу́бны (búbny).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbubʲɪ]

Noun

бу́би • (búbi) m inan pl (genitive бубе́й, plural only)

1. (colloquial) diamonds (one of the four suits of playing cards, marked with the symbol ♦)

   Synonyms: бу́бны (búbny), бу́бна (búbna)

Declension

Declension of бу́би (inan pl-only masc-form soft-stem accent-e) 

	plural
nominative	бу́би búbi
genitive	бубе́й bubéj
dative	бубя́м bubjám
accusative	бу́би búbi
instrumental	бубя́ми bubjámi
prepositional	бубя́х bubjáx

Related terms

• бубно́вый (bubnóvyj)

See also

Suits in Russian · ма́сти (másti) (layout · text)
че́рвы (čérvy), че́рви (čérvi)	бу́бны (búbny), бу́би (búbi)	пи́ки (píki), ви́ни (víni)	тре́фы (tréfy), кре́сти (krésti)