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Webster 1913 Edition
Cub
Cub
(kŭb)
, Noun.
[Cf. Ir.
cuib
cub, whelp, young dog, Ir. & Gael. cu
dog; akin to E. hound
.] 1.
A young animal, esp. the young of the bear.
2.
Jocosely or in contempt, a boy or girl, esp. an awkward, rude, ill-mannered boy.
O, thou dissembling
When time hath sowed a grizzle on thy case?
cub
! what wilt thou beWhen time hath sowed a grizzle on thy case?
Shakespeare
Cub
,Verb.
T.
& I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Cubbed
(kŭbd); p. pr. & vb. n.
Cubbing
.] To bring forth; – said of animals, or in contempt, of persons.
“Cubb’d in a cabin.” Dryden.
1.
A stall for cattle.
[Obs.]
I would rather have such . . . .in
cub
or kennel than in my closet or at my table. Landor.
2.
A cupboard.
[Obs.]
Laud.
Cub
,Verb.
T.
To shut up or confine.
[Obs.]
Burton.
Webster 1828 Edition
Cub
CUB
,Noun.
1.
The young of certain quadrupeds, as the bear and the fox; a puppy; a whelp. Waller uses the word for the young of the whale. 2.
A young boy or girl, in contempt.Definition 2024
cúb
cúb
Irish
Noun
cúb f (genitive singular cúibe, nominative plural cúba)
Declension
Declension of cúb
Second declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
Terms derived from cúb
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Verb
cúb (present analytic cúbann, future analytic cúbfaidh, verbal noun cúbadh, past participle cúbtha)
Conjugation
First Conjugation (A)
| singular | plural | relative | autonomous | ||||||
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| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||||
| indicative | present | cúbaim | cúbann tú; cúbair† |
cúbann sé, sí | cúbaimid | cúbann sibh | cúbann siad; cúbaid† |
a chúbann; a chúbas / a gcúbann*; a gcúbas* |
cúbtar |
| past | chúb mé; chúbas | chúb tú; chúbais | chúb sé, sí | chúbamar; chúb muid | chúb sibh; chúbabhair | chúb siad; chúbadar | a chúb / ar chúb* |
cúbadh | |
| past habitual | chúbainn | chúbtá | chúbadh sé, sí | chúbaimis; chúbadh muid | chúbadh sibh | chúbaidís; chúbadh siad | a chúbadh / ar chúbadh* |
chúbtaí | |
| future | cúbfaidh mé; cúbfad |
cúbfaidh tú; cúbfair† |
cúbfaidh sé, sí | cúbfaimid; cúbfaidh muid |
cúbfaidh sibh | cúbfaidh siad; cúbfaid† |
a chúbfaidh; a chúbfas / a gcúbfaidh*; a gcúbfas* |
cúbfar | |
| conditional | chúbfainn | chúbfá | chúbfadh sé, sí | chúbfaimis; chúbfadh muid | chúbfadh sibh | chúbfaidís; chúbfadh siad | a chúbfadh / ar chúbfadh* |
chúbfaí | |
| subjunctive | present | go gcúba mé; go gcúbad† |
go gcúba tú; go gcúbair† |
go gcúba sé, sí | go gcúbaimid; go gcúba muid |
go gcúba sibh | go gcúba siad; go gcúbaid† |
— | go gcúbtar |
| past | dá gcúbainn | dá gcúbtá | dá gcúbadh sé, sí | dá gcúbaimis; dá gcúbadh muid |
dá gcúbadh sibh | dá gcúbaidís; dá gcúbadh siad |
— | dá gcúbtaí | |
| imperative | cúbaim | cúb | cúbadh sé, sí | cúbaimis | cúbaigí; cúbaidh† |
cúbaidís | — | cúbtar | |
| verbal noun | cúbadh | ||||||||
| past participle | cúbtha | ||||||||
* Indirect relative
† Dialect form
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| cúb | chúb | gcúb |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||