"Tuba" meaning in German

See Tuba in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈtuːba/ Audio: De-Tuba.ogg
Etymology: 18th century, learned borrowing from Latin tuba. Etymology templates: {{lbor|de|la|tuba|nocap=1}} learned borrowing from Latin tuba Head templates: {{de-noun|f,Tuben:s}} Tuba f (genitive Tuba, plural Tuben or Tubas) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f,Tuben:s}} Forms: Tuba [genitive], Tuben [plural], Tubas [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Tuba [nominative, singular], Tuben [definite, nominative, plural], Tubas [definite, nominative, plural], Tuba [genitive, singular], Tuben [definite, genitive, plural], Tubas [definite, genitive, plural], Tuba [dative, singular], Tuben [dative, definite, plural], Tubas [dative, definite, plural], Tuba [accusative, singular], Tuben [accusative, definite, plural], Tubas [accusative, definite, plural], Tube [alternative]
  1. (music) tuba (wind instrument) Tags: feminine Hyponyms: Basstuba, Bombardon, Doppeltuba, Helikon, Kontrabasstuba, Kriegstuba, Marschtuba, Sousaphon, Tornistertuba, Wagnertuba Derived forms: Tubabläser, Tubanoten, Tubaspieler, Tubaständer, Tubatasche
    Sense id: en-Tuba-de-noun-wq-bGhNe Categories (other): Music, Brass instruments Disambiguation of Brass instruments: 45 55 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  2. (medicine) a tubular organ, such as the Fallopian tube Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Tuba-de-noun-bkFnUJTP Categories (other): Medicine, German entries with incorrect language header, Brass instruments Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of Brass instruments: 45 55 Topics: medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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