tuba
English
editEtymology 1
editBorrowed in the 19th century from French tuba (“tuba”),[1] German Tuba (“tuba”), originally Baß-Tuba (literally “bass tuba”), or Italian tuba (“tuba”),[2] from Latin tuba (“tube, trumpet, military trumpet”). The Latin term is of obscure ultimate origin, but is possibly connected to tībia (“shinbone, reed-pipe”); see there.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittuba (plural tubas)
- A large brass musical instrument, usually in the bass range, played through a vibration of the lips upon the mouthpiece and fingering of the keys.
- 1990, Thomas D. Rossing, The Science of Sound, page 230:
- One version of the large tuba, popular in marching bands, is called a sousaphone in honor of bandsman John Philip Sousa.
- A large reed stop in organs.
Synonyms
editDerived terms
editTranslations
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See also
edit- euphonium, sousaphone
- tube
- tubular
- corno basso (keyed bass horn)
- bombardon
- ophicleide
- valve-ophicleide
- bucina
- cornu
Further reading
edit- “tuba”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- tuba on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Roman tuba on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 2
editLearned borrowing from Latin tuba.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit- (anatomy) A tube or tubular organ.
- 1958, Oliver P[ayne] Pearson, “Phyllotis andium”, in A Taxonomic Revision of the Rodent Genus Phyllotis (University of California Publications in Zoology; volume 56, number 4), Berkeley, Calif.: University of California Press, →OCLC, page 437:
- Compared with skulls of darwini, skulls of andium are smaller with shorter tooth rows (fig. 13), have less globular bullae that taper more gradually to the tubae, and a shorter, proportionately narrower rostrum with nasals usually relatively blunt behind and seldom projecting posteriorly far behind the premaxillae (pl. 11).
- A type of Roman military trumpet, distinct from the modern tuba.
- 1968, Roger Bragard, Ferdinand J[oseph] de Hen, translated by Bill Hopkins, “Wind Instruments”, in Musical Instruments in Art and History (A Studio Book), New York, N.Y.: Viking Press, →LCCN, →OCLC, part II (The Middle Ages), page 60:
- From the eleventh century onwards, the trumpets, which had till then been modelled on the Roman tubae with their straightforward and somewhat rough sound, began to grow longer and thinner as their bells widened.
- 1994 April, Stephan Grundy, “Along the Rhine”, in Rhinegold, New York, N.Y.: Bantam Books, →ISBN, book III (The Death of Athelings), page 451:
- As he drew nearer to Worms, he heard the brassy blare of Roman tubae from the ruddy sandstone walls of the city.
Further reading
edit- Roman tuba on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 3
editNoun
edittuba (uncountable)
- A Malayan plant whose roots are a significant source of rotenone, Derris malaccensis.
Further reading
edit- Derris on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Derris on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Derris on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Etymology 4
editPronunciation
edit- (Philippines) IPA(key): /tuˈbaʔ/
Noun
edittuba (uncountable)
References
edit- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “tuba (n.)”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
- ^ “tuba, n.1”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
- ^ Anthony Baines (1976) “Foundations of Tradition”, in Brass Instruments: Their History and Development, London: Faber & Faber, →ISBN, page 63: “On the monuments the tuba (short ‘u’ as in ‘wood’) measures about 120 cm. (4-foot C; Fig. 5, e), expanding gradually to a narrow bell.”
Anagrams
editCebuano
editEtymology 1
editInherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuba. First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.
Pronunciation
edit- Hyphenation: tu‧bâ
- (Standard Cebuano) IPA(key): /tʊˈbaʔ/
Noun
edittubâ (Badlit spelling ᜆᜓᜊ)
Descendants
editSee also
editEtymology 2
editPronunciation
edit- Hyphenation: tu‧ba
- (Standard Cebuano) IPA(key): /tʊˈba/
Verb
edittuba (Badlit spelling ᜆᜓᜊ)
- to cut down
- to harvest banana fruits
Quotations
edit- For quotations using this term, see Citations:tuba.
Czech
editPronunciation
editNoun
edittuba f
Declension
editDutch
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
edittuba m (plural tuba's, diminutive tubaatje n)
- tuba (large brass musical instrument)
References
edit- van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “tuba”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
Further reading
edit- Tuba (instrument) on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
Estonian
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Finnic *tupa, from Proto-Germanic *stubō. Cognate to Livonian tubā, Finnish tupa, Icelandic stofa, German Stube, Swedish stuga.
Noun
edittuba (genitive toa, partitive tuba)
Declension
editDeclension of tuba (ÕS type 18e/tuba, b-ø gradation) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | tuba | toad | |
accusative | nom. | ||
gen. | toa | ||
genitive | tubade | ||
partitive | tuba | tube tubasid | |
illative | tuppa toasse |
tubadesse | |
inessive | toas | tubades | |
elative | toast | tubadest | |
allative | toale | tubadele | |
adessive | toal | tubadel | |
ablative | toalt | tubadelt | |
translative | toaks | tubadeks | |
terminative | toani | tubadeni | |
essive | toana | tubadena | |
abessive | toata | tubadeta | |
comitative | toaga | tubadega |
Derived terms
editFrench
editPronunciation
editNoun
edittuba m (plural tubas)
- tuba
- snorkel
- funnel cloud (or tub; see cumulonimbus tuba)
Further reading
edit- “tuba”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
editGalician
editNoun
edittuba f (plural tubas)
Hungarian
editPronunciation
editNoun
edittuba (plural tubák)
Declension
editsingular | plural | |
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nominative | tuba | tubák |
accusative | tubát | tubákat |
dative | tubának | tubáknak |
instrumental | tubával | tubákkal |
causal-final | tubáért | tubákért |
translative | tubává | tubákká |
terminative | tubáig | tubákig |
essive-formal | tubaként | tubákként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | tubában | tubákban |
superessive | tubán | tubákon |
adessive | tubánál | tubáknál |
illative | tubába | tubákba |
sublative | tubára | tubákra |
allative | tubához | tubákhoz |
elative | tubából | tubákból |
delative | tubáról | tubákról |
ablative | tubától | tubáktól |
non-attributive possessive – singular |
tubáé | tubáké |
non-attributive possessive – plural |
tubáéi | tubákéi |
possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
---|---|---|
1st person sing. | tubám | tubáim |
2nd person sing. | tubád | tubáid |
3rd person sing. | tubája | tubái |
1st person plural | tubánk | tubáink |
2nd person plural | tubátok | tubáitok |
3rd person plural | tubájuk | tubáik |
Further reading
edit- ([music] tuba): tuba in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
- ([folksy] dove; darling): tuba in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
- tuba in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).
Indonesian
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editInherited from Malay tuba, from Classical Malay توبا (tuba), from Old Malay [script needed] (tūva), from Proto-Malayic *tuba, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tubah, from Proto-Austronesian *tubah (“Derris elliptica”).
Noun
edittuba (plural tuba-tuba)
- poison
- Hypernym: racun
- a Malayan plant whose roots are a significant source of rotenone, Derris malaccensis
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editFrom Latin tuba (“tube, trumpet, military trumpet”).
Noun
edittuba (plural tuba-tuba)
- tube
- (music) tuba: A large brass musical instrument, usually in the bass range, played through a vibration of the lips upon the mouthpiece and fingering of the keys
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- “tuba” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Italian
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editNoun
edittuba f (plural tube)
Derived terms
editDerived terms
editSee also
editEtymology 2
editVerb
edittuba
- inflection of tubare:
Further reading
edit- tuba1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
editKituba
editVerb
edittuba
- to say
Latin
editEtymology
editPossibly connected to tībia (“shinbone, reed-pipe”) with similarities in meaning and form.[1]
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈtʊ.ba]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈt̪uː.ba]
Noun
edittuba f (genitive tubae); first declension
- (literally, music) long trumpet over 1 meter in length, especially war-trumpet
- (transferred sense)
- (figurative) exciter, author, instigator
Inflection
editFirst-declension noun.
singular | plural | |
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nominative | tuba | tubae |
genitive | tubae | tubārum |
dative | tubae | tubīs |
accusative | tubam | tubās |
ablative | tubā | tubīs |
vocative | tuba | tubae |
Derived terms
editDescendants
editReferences
edit- ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “tuba”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 632
Further reading
edit- “tuba”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “tuba”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- "tuba", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- tuba in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[2], London: Macmillan and Co.
- the bugle, trumpet sounds before the general's tent: classicum or tuba canit ad praetorium
- the bugle, trumpet sounds before the general's tent: classicum or tuba canit ad praetorium
- “tuba”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “tuba”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
- Michiel de Vaan (2008) Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden: Brill
Livonian
editAlternative forms
edit- (Courland) tubā
Etymology
editFrom Proto-Finnic *tupa. Related to Finnish tupa.
Noun
edittuba
- (a small) house
Malay
editEtymology 1
editFrom Proto-Malayic *tuba, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tubah, from Proto-Austronesian *tubah.
First attested in the Kota Kapur inscription, 686 AD, as Old Malay [script needed] (tūva),
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittuba (Jawi spelling توبا, plural tuba-tuba)
- (fishing) fish poison made from plant roots
- Hypernym: racun
- a Malayan plant whose roots are a significant source of rotenone, Derris malaccensis.
Derived terms
editRegular affixed derivations:
- penuba [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
- penubaan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
- menuba [agent focus] (meN-)
- menubai [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
- dituba [patient focus] (di-)
- ditubai [patient focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (di- + -i)
Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:
Descendants
editEtymology 2
editFrom Latin tuba (“tube, trumpet, military trumpet”), via English tuba.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittuba (plural duplication)
- (music) tuba: A large brass musical instrument, usually in the bass range, played through a vibration of the lips upon the mouthpiece and fingering of the keys.
Further reading
edit- “tuba” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Polish
editEtymology
editLearned borrowing from Latin tuba.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittuba f (diminutive tubka)
- tube (cylindrical container)
- tuba (large brass musical instrument)
- tube scarf (shawl in which the ends are stitched together, interposed several times around the neck when put on in order to surround this part of the body with a thick and high layer of knitted or woven fabric to protect against the cold)
Declension
editFurther reading
editPortuguese
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit
- Rhymes: -ubɐ
- Hyphenation: tu‧ba
Noun
edittuba f (plural tubas)
Spanish
editEtymology
editFrom Tagalog tuba or Cebuano tuba.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittuba f (uncountable)
- (Mexico, Philippines) coconut wine made from sweet coconut sap
Further reading
edit- “tuba”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
Tagalog
editEtymology 1
editBorrowed from Cebuano tubâ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuba. First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /tuˈbaʔ/ [t̪ʊˈbaʔ]
- Rhymes: -aʔ
- Syllabification: tu‧ba
Noun
edittubâ (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜊ)
- tubâ (Filipino alcoholic beverage created from the sap of various species of palm trees)
Derived terms
editSee also
editEtymology 2
editFrom Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tubah, from Proto-Austronesian *tubah (“Derris elliptica”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈtuba/ [ˈt̪uː.bɐ]
- Rhymes: -uba
- Syllabification: tu‧ba
Noun
edittuba (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜊ)
- purging croton (a kind of croton plant the seeds of which is used to make croton oil)
- croton oil
- fish poison made from this plant
- act of poisoning fish (with such a poison)
- Synonym: pagtuba
Derived terms
editAnagrams
editTernate
editPronunciation
editVerb
edittuba
Conjugation
editsingular | plural | |||
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inclusive | exclusive | |||
1st person | totuba | fotuba | mituba | |
2nd person | notuba | nituba | ||
3rd person |
masculine | otuba | ituba yotuba (archaic) | |
feminine | motuba | |||
neuter | ituba |
References
edit- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
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- Rhymes:Hungarian/bɒ
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- hu:Musical instruments
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- Rhymes:Indonesian/ba
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- id:Music
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