noun · femininefirst declension
tumba
tumba f (genitive tumbae)
Classical[ˈtʊm.ba]Ecclesiastical[ˈtum.ba]
Meaning
- Late Latinfemininetomb
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | tumba | tumbae |
| genitive | tumbae | tumbārum |
| dative | tumbae | tumbīs |
| accusative | tumbam | tumbās |
| ablative | tumbā | tumbīs |
| vocative | tumba | tumbae |
tumba, ae, f., = τύμβα (τύμβος),
I. a sepulchral mound, a sepulchre, tomb, Prud. στεφ. 11, 9.
Origins
From Ancient Greek τῠ́μβος (tŭ́mbos), probably from Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- (“to swell”).
Elsewhere
- Frenchtombefrom Old French tumbe
- Englishtombfrom Old French tumbe
- Portuguesetumba
- Spanishtumba
- Normantombefrom Old French tumbe
- Walloontombefrom Old French tumbe
- Irishtuamafrom Old French tumbe
- Māoritomafrom Old French tumbe
- Middle Scotstumbfrom Old French tumbe
- Middle Scotstowmfrom Old French tumbe
Old Occitan
- Catalantomba
- Occitantomba
Italo-Dalmatian
- Italiantomba
Eastern Romance
- Aromaniantumbã
In English words that came into English from tumba
- tombtumba