Complete Definition of "tuba"

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English
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Pronunciation
Tu*ba
AHD:
IPA: /�tu�b�/ (US), /�tju�b�/ (UK)
SAMPA: //
TOO-bah
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-u�b�|-u�b�

Etymology
From Latin tuba, tube or trumpet

Noun
en-noun

  1. A large brass musical instrument played through a vibration of the lips upon the mouthpiece and fingering of the keys.

Derived terms
tubaist
tubist
wagner tuba

Translations
trans-top|a large brass musical instrument
Czech: t+|cs|tuba|f
Dutch: t+|nl|tuba|m
Finnish: t+|fi|tuuba
German: Tuba f
Hungarian: t-|hu|tuba
Icelandic: t-|is|túba|f
trans-mid
Russian: t+|ru|��ба|f|trtúba|scCyrl
Slovene: t-|sl|tuba|f
Spanish: t-|es|tuba|f
trans-bottom

See also
euphonium, sousaphone
tube
tubular


Czech

Pronunciation
IPA|/t�ba/|lang=cs

Noun
cs-noun|g=f

  1. tube (a cylindrical container)
  2. #English|tuba (a large brass musical instrument)

Declension
cs-decl-noun-auto|f|tu|b|a

Category:cs:Containers
Category:cs:Musical instruments


Latin

Noun
la-noun|tuba|tubae|tubae|f|first

  1. A long trumpet over 1 meter in length.
  2. tube

Inflection
ladecl1
la-decl-1st|tub


Malay

Etymology
Common Oceanic, compare Fijian duva

Noun
tuba

  1. a root used to poison fish

Category:Musical instruments
Category:Malay nouns

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