subu

See also: Subu

Dupaningan Agta

Noun

subu

1. tobacco

Finnish

Etymology

Clipping from the brand name Subutex

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsubu/, [ˈs̠ubu]
• Rhymes: -ubu
• Syllabification^(key): su‧bu

Noun

subu (slang)

1. buprenorphine when used as a drug

Declension

Inflection of subu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		subu	subut
genitive		subun	subujen
partitive		subua	subuja
illative		subuun	subuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		subu	subut
accusative	nom.	subu	subut
	gen.	subun
genitive		subun	subujen
partitive		subua	subuja
inessive		subussa	subuissa
elative		subusta	subuista
illative		subuun	subuihin
adessive		subulla	subuilla
ablative		subulta	subuilta
allative		subulle	subuille
essive		subuna	subuina
translative		subuksi	subuiksi
abessive		subutta	subuitta
instructive		—	subuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of subu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative subuni subuni accusative nom. subuni subuni gen. subuni genitive subuni subujeni partitive subuani subujani inessive subussani subuissani elative subustani subuistani illative subuuni subuihini adessive subullani subuillani ablative subultani subuiltani allative subulleni subuilleni essive subunani subuinani translative subukseni subuikseni abessive subuttani subuittani instructive — — comitative — subuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative subusi subusi accusative nom. subusi subusi gen. subusi genitive subusi subujesi partitive subuasi subujasi inessive subussasi subuissasi elative subustasi subuistasi illative subuusi subuihisi adessive subullasi subuillasi ablative subultasi subuiltasi allative subullesi subuillesi essive subunasi subuinasi translative subuksesi subuiksesi abessive subuttasi subuittasi instructive — — comitative — subuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative subumme subumme accusative nom. subumme subumme gen. subumme genitive subumme subujemme partitive subuamme subujamme inessive subussamme subuissamme elative subustamme subuistamme illative subuumme subuihimme adessive subullamme subuillamme ablative subultamme subuiltamme allative subullemme subuillemme essive subunamme subuinamme translative subuksemme subuiksemme abessive subuttamme subuittamme instructive — — comitative — subuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative subunne subunne accusative nom. subunne subunne gen. subunne genitive subunne subujenne partitive subuanne subujanne inessive subussanne subuissanne elative subustanne subuistanne illative subuunne subuihinne adessive subullanne subuillanne ablative subultanne subuiltanne allative subullenne subuillenne essive subunanne subuinanne translative subuksenne subuiksenne abessive subuttanne subuittanne instructive — — comitative — subuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative subunsa subunsa accusative nom. subunsa subunsa gen. subunsa genitive subunsa subujensa partitive subuaan subuansa subujaan subujansa inessive subussaan subussansa subuissaan subuissansa elative subustaan subustansa subuistaan subuistansa illative subuunsa subuihinsa adessive subullaan subullansa subuillaan subuillansa ablative subultaan subultansa subuiltaan subuiltansa allative subulleen subullensa subuilleen subuillensa essive subunaan subunansa subuinaan subuinansa translative subukseen subuksensa subuikseen subuiksensa abessive subuttaan subuttansa subuittaan subuittansa instructive — — comitative — subuineen subuinensa

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic صَبَّ (ṣabba).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

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Verb

-subu (infinitive kusubu)

1. to cast, to mould

Conjugation

Conjugation of -subu
Positive present -nasubu Subjunctive -subu Negative -subu Imperative singular subu
Infinitives
Positive kusubu Negative kutosubu
Imperatives
Singular subu Plural subuni
Tensed forms
Habitual husubu Positive past positive subject concord + -lisubu Negative past negative subject concord + -kusubu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasubu) Singular Plural 1st person ninasubu/nasubu tunasubu 2nd person unasubu mnasubu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasubu wanasubu other classes positive subject concord + -nasubu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -subu) Singular Plural 1st person sisubu hatusubu 2nd person husubu hamsubu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasubu hawasubu other classes negative subject concord + -subu
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasubu Negative future negative subject concord + -tasubu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -subu) Singular Plural 1st person nisubu tusubu 2nd person usubu msubu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asubu wasubu other classes positive subject concord + -subu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisubu Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesubu Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesubu Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisubu Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisubu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asubu) Singular Plural 1st person nasubu twasubu 2nd person wasubu mwasubu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asubu wasubu m-mi(III/IV) wasubu yasubu ji-ma(V/VI) lasubu yasubu ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasubu vyasubu n(IX/X) yasubu zasubu u(XI) wasubu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwasubu pa(XVI) pasubu mu(XVIII) mwasubu
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesubu "Already" positive subject concord + -meshasubu "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasubu "If/When" positive subject concord + -kisubu "If not" positive subject concord + -siposubu Consecutive kasubu / positive subject concord + -kasubu Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasubu
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nisubu -tusubu 2nd person -kusubu -wasubu/-kusubuni/-wasubuni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msubu -wasubu m-mi(III/IV) -usubu -isubu ji-ma(V/VI) -lisubu -yasubu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisubu -visubu n(IX/X) -isubu -zisubu u(XI) -usubu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kusubu pa(XVI) -pasubu mu(XVIII) -musubu Reflexive -jisubu
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -subu- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -subuye -subuo m-mi(III/IV) -subuo -subuyo ji-ma(V/VI) -subulo -subuyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -subucho -subuvyo n(IX/X) -subuyo -subuzo u(XI) -subuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -subuko pa(XVI) -subupo mu(XVIII) -subumo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -subu) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yesubu -osubu m-mi(III/IV) -osubu -yosubu ji-ma(V/VI) -losubu -yosubu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosubu -vyosubu n(IX/X) -yosubu -zosubu u(XI) -osubu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kosubu pa(XVI) -posubu mu(XVIII) -mosubu
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Noun

subu (n class, plural subu)

1. cast, mould

Tausug

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay subuh, from Arabic صُبْح (ṣubḥ).

Noun

subu

1. dawn

Ternate

Etymology

Adapted from Classical Malay سومبو (“sumbu”) (cf. modern sumbu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsu.bu]

Noun

subu

1. thread
2. wick

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh