"Tube" meaning in German

See Tube in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈtuːbə/ Audio: De-Tube.ogg
Etymology: Later 19th century, borrowed from English tube. Doublet of Tubus. The pronunciation follows the underlying Latin tubus, tuba; compare etymology 2 below. Etymology templates: {{dercat|de|fr}}, {{bor+|de|en|tube|nocap=1}} borrowed from English tube, {{doublet|de|Tubus}} Doublet of Tubus, {{der|de|la|tubus}} Latin tubus Head templates: {{de-noun|f|dim=^chen}} Tube f (genitive Tube, plural Tuben, diminutive Tübchen n) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Tube [genitive], Tuben [plural], Tübchen [diminutive, neuter], no-table-tags [table-tags], Tube [nominative, singular], Tuben [definite, nominative, plural], Tube [genitive, singular], Tuben [definite, genitive, plural], Tube [dative, singular], Tuben [dative, definite, plural], Tube [accusative, singular], Tuben [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. tube (container for semiliquids, usually with a screw top) Tags: feminine Derived forms: Farbtube, Senftube, Zahnpastatube
    Sense id: en-Tube-de-noun-M6ihNZJl
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈtuːbə/ Audio: De-Tube.ogg
Etymology: See the main entry. Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Tube f (genitive Tube, plural Tuben) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Tube [genitive], Tuben [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Tube [nominative, singular], Tuben [definite, nominative, plural], Tube [genitive, singular], Tuben [definite, genitive, plural], Tube [dative, singular], Tuben [dative, definite, plural], Tube [accusative, singular], Tuben [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (medicine) alternative form of Tuba (“a tubular organ, such as the Fallopian tube”) Tags: alt-of, alternative, feminine Alternative form of: Tuba (extra: a tubular organ, such as the Fallopian tube)
    Sense id: en-Tube-de-noun-ygmYpqLo Categories (other): Medicine, German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Topics: medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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