# Kuba
## Afrikaans
### Etymology

From Dutch Cuba, from Spanish Cuba.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈky.ba/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Kuba
* Cuba (A country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean)

### Further reading

* Kuba on the Afrikaans Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{af}$

## Azerbaijani
### Proper noun

Kuba (definite accusative Kubanı, plural Kubalar)
* Cuba (A country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean)

### Further reading

* Kuba on the Azerbaijani Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{az}$

## Basque
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kuba/ [ku.β̞a]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -uba, -a
* Hyphenation: Ku‧ba

### Proper noun

Kuba inan
* Cuba (A country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean)

#### Derived terms

* kubatar (“Cuban”)

### Further reading

* “38.- Munduko estatuen izenak, herritarren izenak, hizkuntza ofizialak eta hiriburuak [Names of the states of the world, nationalities, official languages and capitals]”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Arauak, Euskaltzaindia, 2019

## Breton
### Proper noun

Kuba
* Cuba (A country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean)

### Further reading

* Kuba on the Breton Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{br}$

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkuba]

### Proper noun

Kuba f (relational adjective kubánský, demonym Kubánec, female demonym Kubánka)
* Cuba (A country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean)

#### Declension
### Proper noun

Kuba m anim
* a diminutive of the male given name Jakub

#### Declension
### Proper noun

Kuba m anim (female equivalent Kubová)
* a male surname

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “Kuba”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “Kuba”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
* “Kuba”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
* “Kuba”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)

## Faroese
### Proper noun

Kuba f or n
* Cuba (A country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean)

### Further reading

* Kuba on the Faroese Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{fo}$

## Gagauz
### Proper noun

Kuba
* Cuba (A country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean)

## German
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkuːba/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Kuba n (proper noun, genitive Kubas or (optionally with an article) Kuba)
* Cuba (A country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean)

#### Related terms

* Kubaner
* kubanisch

### Further reading

* Kuba on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{de}$
* “Kuba” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

## Hungarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkubɒ]
* Hyphenation: Ku‧ba
* Rhymes: -bɒ

### Proper noun

Kuba
* Cuba (A country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean; official name: Kubai Köztársaság)

#### Derived terms

* kubai

### See also

* Amerikai Egyesült Államok
* Antigua és Barbuda
* Bahama-szigetek
* Barbados
* Dominikai Közösség
* Dominikai Köztársaság
* Grenada
* Haiti
* Jamaica
* Kanada
* Kuba
* Mexikó
* Saint Kitts és Nevis
* Saint Lucia
* Saint Vincent és a Grenadine-szigetek
* Trinidad és Tobago

## Latgalian
### Proper noun

Kuba f
* Cuba (A country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean)

### Further reading

* Kuba on the Latgalian Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{ltg}$

## Latvian
### Proper noun

Kuba f (4th declension)
* Cuba (A country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean)

#### Synonyms

* Kubas Republika

#### Related terms

* kubietis, kubiete

### Further reading

* Kuba on the Latvian Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{lv}$

## Lithuanian
### Proper noun

Kuba f
* Cuba (A country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean)

#### Related terms

* kubietis m, kubietė f

## Lower Sorbian
### Etymology

From German Kuba, from Spanish Cuba; disputed, but likely from Taíno cubao (“abundant fertile land”) or coabana (“great place”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkuba/

### Proper noun

Kuba f
* Cuba (A country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean)

#### Declension
## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈku.ba/
* (Greater Poland):
** (Kuyavia) IPA: /ˈku.ba/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -uba
* Syllabification: Ku‧ba

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish Cuba.

#### Proper noun

Kuba f (related adjective kubański)
* Cuba (A country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean)

##### Derived terms

* Kubanka
* Kubańczyk

#### See also

* Antigua i Barbuda
* Bahamy
* Barbados
* Dominika
* Dominikana
* Grenada
* Haiti
* Jamajka
* Kanada
* Kuba
* Meksyk
* Saint Kitts i Nevis
* Saint Lucia
* Saint Vincent i Grenadyny
* Stany Zjednoczone Ameryki
* Trynidad i Tobago

### Etymology 2

Clipping of Jakub.

#### Proper noun

Kuba m pers (diminutive Kubuś or (dialectal) Kubina)
* a diminutive of the male given name Jakub

##### Descendants

* → Vilamovian: Küba

### Further reading

* Kuba in Polish dictionaries at PWN
* “Kuba”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022
* Oskar Kolberg (1867) “Kuba”, in Dzieła wszystkie: Kujawy (in Polish), page 272

## Samogitian
### Proper noun

Kuba f
* Cuba (A country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean)

### Further reading

* Kuba on the Samogitian Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{sgs}$

## Serbo-Croatian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kǔːba/
* Hyphenation: Ku‧ba

### Proper noun

Kúba f (Cyrillic spelling Ку́ба)
* Cuba (A country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean)

#### Declension
## Slovak
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkuba/
* Homophone: kuba

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish Cuba; likely from Taíno [Term?].

#### Proper noun

Kuba f (genitive singular Kuby, declension pattern of žena)
* Cuba (A country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean)

##### Derived terms

* kuba
* Kubánec
* Kubánka
* kubánsky

#### References

* “Kuba”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

### Etymology 2
#### Proper noun

Kuba
* genitive of Kubo
* accusative of Kubo

## Slovene
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kúːba/

### Proper noun

Kȗba f
* Cuba (A country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean)

#### Related terms

* Kubánec / Kubánka
* kubánski

## Swahili
### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Proper noun

Kuba
* Alternative spelling of Cuba: Cuba (A country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean)

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkʉːba/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Kuba n (genitive Kubas)
* Cuba (A country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean)

#### Related terms

* kuban
* kubansk
* kubanska

### Further reading

* Kuba in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
* Utrikes namnbok (12th ed., 2024)
* Svensk MeSH

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Cuba.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈkuba/ [ˈkuː.bɐ]
* Rhymes: -uba
* Syllabification: Ku‧ba

### Proper noun

Kuba (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜊ)
* Cuba (A country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean)

#### Related terms

* Kubana
* Kubano

### Anagrams

* buka, ukab

## Tetum
### Proper noun

Kuba
* Cuba (A country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean)

## Turkmen
### Proper noun

Kuba
* Cuba (A country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean)

## Upper Sorbian
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkuba/
* Rhymes: -uba
* Hyphenation: Ku‧ba
* Syllabification: Ku‧ba

### Proper noun

Kuba f
* Cuba (A country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean)

#### Declension
### References

* “Kuba” in Soblex

## Uzbek
### Proper noun

Kuba
* Cuba (A country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean)

## Veps
### Proper noun

Kuba
* Cuba (A country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean)

## Yoruba
### Etymology

From English Cuba.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kú.bà/

### Proper noun

Kúbà
* Cuba (A country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean)