"cube" meaning in French

See cube in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kyb/ Audio: Fr-cube.ogg Forms: cubes [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin cubus, from Ancient Greek κύβος (kúbos). Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|la|cubus}} Borrowed from Latin cubus, {{der|fr|grc|κύβος}} Ancient Greek κύβος (kúbos) Head templates: {{fr-adj}} cube (plural cubes)
  1. cubic Derived forms: mètre cube
    Sense id: en-cube-fr-adj-zjcdPGvt Categories (other): Shapes Disambiguation of Shapes: 15 16 8 29 32

Noun

IPA: /kyb/ Audio: Fr-cube.ogg Forms: cubes [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin cubus, from Ancient Greek κύβος (kúbos). Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|la|cubus}} Borrowed from Latin cubus, {{der|fr|grc|κύβος}} Ancient Greek κύβος (kúbos) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} cube m (plural cubes)
  1. cube (all senses) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-cube-fr-noun-nLEZ9wM2 Categories (other): Shapes Disambiguation of Shapes: 15 16 8 29 32
  2. third-grader Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-cube-fr-noun-BJpCSYKu

Verb

IPA: /kyb/ Audio: Fr-cube.ogg
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin cubus, from Ancient Greek κύβος (kúbos). Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|la|cubus}} Borrowed from Latin cubus, {{der|fr|grc|κύβος}} Ancient Greek κύβος (kúbos) Head templates: {{head|fr|verb form}} cube
  1. inflection of cuber:
    first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person Form of: cuber
    Sense id: en-cube-fr-verb-CTLed0rk Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Shapes Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 12 3 30 38 16 Disambiguation of Shapes: 15 16 8 29 32
  2. inflection of cuber:
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular Form of: cuber
    Sense id: en-cube-fr-verb-W3CXLtMw Categories (other): Shapes Disambiguation of Shapes: 15 16 8 29 32

Inflected forms

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