bomba
English edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
bomba (uncountable)
- (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
- bomba (Puerto Rico) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams edit
Catalan edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Back-formation from bombarda (“bombard”).
Noun edit
bomba f (plural bombes)
Derived terms edit
- bomba atòmica f (“atomic bomb”)
- bomba d'hidrogen f (“hydrogen bomb”)
- bombar (“to bomb”)
- bombo m (“bass drum”)
- cotxe bomba m (“car bomb”)
Related terms edit
- bombardeig m (“bombing”)
- bombardejar (“to bomb, bombard”)
- bombarder m (“bomber”)
Further reading edit
- “bomba” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
bomba
- inflection of bombar:
Cebuano edit
Etymology 1 edit
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bomba
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bomba
Etymology 2 edit
Undetermined.
Noun edit
bomba
- (dated) a woman with big buttocks, or thighs
- pornography
Adjective edit
bomba
Chamorro edit
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bomba
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bomba
Czech edit
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bomba f
- bomb (explosive)
- (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)
- (slang) smash hit
Declension edit
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French edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /bɔ̃.ba/
- Homophones: bombas, bombât
Verb edit
bomba
- third-person singular past historic of bomber
Hungarian edit
Etymology edit
A wanderword. Primarily via German Bombe and Italian bomba.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bomba (plural bombák)
Declension edit
Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
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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 | ||
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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
References edit
- ^ 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)
Indonesian edit
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)
Ingrian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Russian бомба (bomba).
Pronunciation edit
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈbombɑ/, [ˈbo̞mb]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈbombɑ/, [ˈpo̞mb̥ɑ]
- Rhymes: -omb, -ombɑ
- Hyphenation: bom‧ba
Noun edit
bomba
Declension edit
Declension of bomba (type 3/koira, no gradation) | ||
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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)
- Alternative form of buama (“bomb”)
Declension edit
Related terms edit
- bombáil (“bomb”, transitive verb)
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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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
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bomba”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “bomba” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bomba f (plural bombe)
Derived terms edit
- bomba a grappolo (“cluster bomb”)
- bomba a mano (“hand grenade”)
- bomba a orologeria, bomba a tempo (“time bomb”)
- bomba atomica, bomba A (“atomic bomb”)
Related terms edit
- bombardare (“to bombard, bomb, fire”, transitive verb)
- bombardiere (“bomber; bombardier”)
Descendants edit
Anagrams edit
Lingala edit
Verb edit
bomba
- to hide
Lithuanian edit
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bomba f
- bomb (device filled with explosives)
- aviacinė bomba ― aerial bomb
- cheminė bomba ― chemical bomb
- laiko bomba ― time bomb
- vandenilio bomba ― hydrogen bomb
Inflection edit
singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
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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
- atominė bomba (“atom bomb”)
- branduolinė bomba (“nuclear bomb”)
Malay edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Portuguese bomba.
Noun edit
bomba (plural bomba-bomba, informal 1st possessive bombaku, 2nd possessive bombamu, 3rd possessive bombanya)
Maltese edit
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bomba f (plural bombi)
- bomb; petard
- (figuratively) any big-sized round object
- (figuratively) unexpected news
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Northern Sami edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Norwegian bombe.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bomba
Inflection edit
Even a-stem, mb-mbb gradation | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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
- (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
Etymology 2 edit
Alternative forms edit
Verb edit
bomba
- simple past of bombe
- past participle of bombe
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
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bomba f sg
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bomba
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French bombe, from Italian bomba, from Latin bombus (“a boom”), from Ancient Greek βόμβος (bómbos). Related to bęben.
Pronunciation edit
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bomba f
- bomb
- Clipping of bomba kryptologiczna (“cryptologic bomba”) (an electromechanical machine used to break the German Enigma cipher)
- (sports) a very hard hit of a ball
- (school slang) a bad grade
- (slang) a period of sobriety after consumption of substances
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bomba
- (colloquial) great, cool
Further reading edit
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
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)
- bomb
- bombshell (an unforeseen event with important consequences)
- pump
- Clipping of bomba de gasolina (“gasoline pump”).
Related terms edit
- bombar (“to be very popular”)
- bombarda (“bombard”)
- bombardear (“to bombard, bomb; to shell”)
- bombardeiro (“bomber”)
- bombástico (“bombastic”)
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
bomba
- inflection of bombar:
Romanian edit
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Verb edit
a bomba (third-person singular present bombează, past participle bombat) 1st conj.
- (intransitive or reflexive) to bulge
- (transitive) to cause to bulge
Conjugation edit
infinitive | a bomba | ||||||
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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
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bȏmba f (Cyrillic spelling бо̑мба)
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Slovak edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bomba f (genitive singular bomby, nominative plural bomby, genitive plural bômb, declension pattern of žena)
- bomb (explosive)
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
- bombardovať (“to bomb, bombard”)
- bombička
- bombový
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
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bọ̑mba f
Inflection edit
Feminine, a-stem | |||
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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
Noun edit
bomba f (plural bombas)
- bomb (an explosive device used or intended as a weapon)
- pump (a device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas)
- adjustable metal slide used to tune brass instruments
- lamp globe
- something unusual producing excitement
- something extraordinary
- smash hit
- high-hat
- (Andalusia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Peru, colloquial) drunkenness
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:borrachera
- (Latin America) firecracker
- Synonym: petardo
- (Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Panama, Venezuela) petrol station
- Synonyms: gasolinera, estación de servicio, (Chile) bencinera, (Mexico) gasolinería, (Peru) grifo
Derived terms edit
- abombar (“to make round or convex”)
- antibomba
- auto bomba
- bomba alimenticia
- bomba atómica
- bomba caminera
- bomba de aire
- bomba de alimentación
- bomba de calor
- bomba de chorro
- bomba de cobalto
- bomba de hidrógeno
- bomba de inyección
- bomba de mano
- bomba de neutrones
- bomba de racimo
- bomba de relojería
- bomba de sodio
- bomba de tiempo
- bomba fétida
- bomba guiada
- bomba H
- bomba inteligente
- bomba lacrimógena
- bomba lapa
- bomba nuclear
- bomba termonuclear
- bombazo (“blockbuster; explosion from a bomb; bombshell”)
- bombear (“to bomb; to cheat; to pump”)
- bombero (“firefighter”)
- bombilla (diminutive)
- bombín
- bombita
- carta bomba
- coche bomba
- cuerpo de bomba
- estar echando bombas
- hacer la bomba
- pasarlo bomba
Related terms edit
Adjective edit
bomba
Further reading edit
- “bomba”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swahili edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Portuguese bomba.
Pronunciation edit
Audio (Kenya) (file)
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Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Verb edit
bomba (present bombar, preterite bombade, supine bombat, imperative bomba)
- to bomb (attack with bombs)
- (slang) to bomb (cover in graffiti)
- (slang) to bomb (swallow a ground-up and wrapped (in for example paper) recreational drug)
Conjugation edit
Active | Passive | |||
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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
Noun edit
bomba (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜋ᜔ᜊ)
- bomb; explosive
- pump (device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas)
- water pump; handpump
- (volleyball) kill
- air raid; bomber attack
- fire engine
- (colloquial, figurative) verbal attack; revelatory attack (usually in political speeches)
- (colloquial, figurative) nude scene (of a show)
- (colloquial, figurative) garden hose; water hose
Derived terms edit
Adjective edit
bomba (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜋ᜔ᜊ)
- (colloquial, figurative) naked
- (colloquial, figurative, vulgar) X-rated (of a film)
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Audio (file)
Noun edit
bomba (definite accusative bombayı, plural bombalar)
- bomb (explosive device used or intended as a weapon)