goba

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɔ.ba/

Verb

goba

1. third-person singular past historic of gober

Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from English guava.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡóː.bàː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [ɡʷóː.bàː]

Noun

gōbā̀ f (possessed form gōbàr̃)

1. guava

Alternative forms

• gwaibā̀

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔbˠə/
• (Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔbˠiː/^[1]

Noun

goba

1. nominative/vocative/dative plural of gob

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
goba	ghoba	ngoba
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

1. Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 127

Latvian

Noun

goba f (4th declension)

1. elm

Declension

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	goba	gobas
accusative (akuzatīvs)	gobu	gobas
genitive (ģenitīvs)	gobas	gobu
dative (datīvs)	gobai	gobām
instrumental (instrumentālis)	gobu	gobām
locative (lokatīvs)	gobā	gobās
vocative (vokatīvs)	goba	gobas

Declension of goba (4th declension)

Phuthi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-gòba.

Verb

-goba

1. to bend

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *gǫba. Cognate with Bulgarian гъба (gǎba), Slovak huba, Serbo-Croatian губа/guba, Russian губка (gubka). Non-Slavic cognates include Pashto غومبه (γumba, “swelling”). Compare Latin fungus, Ancient Greek σπόγγος (spóngos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡòːba/

Noun

gọ́ba f

1. mushroom
2. sponge

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing.	góba
gen. sing.	góbe
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	góba	góbi	góbe
genitive (rodȋlnik)	góbe	gób	gób
dative (dajȃlnik)	góbi	góbama	góbam
accusative (tožȋlnik)	góbo	góbi	góbe
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	góbi	góbah	góbah
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	góbo	góbama	góbami

Further reading

• “goba”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-gòba.

Verb

-goba

1. to bend

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Swazi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-gòba.

Verb

-goba

1. to bend

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-gòba.

Verb

-goba

1. to bend

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-gòba.

Verb

-goba

1. (ergative) to bend
2. (intransitive) to bow, to stoop
3. (transitive) to tame

Inflection

Tone L
Infinitive	ukugoba
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukugoba	ukungagobi
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	goba	-gobe
Plural	gobani	-gobeni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyagoba, ngigoba	engigobayo, engigoba	ngigoba	angigobi	engingagobi	ngingagobi
2nd singular	uyagoba, ugoba	ogobayo, ogoba	ugoba	awugobi	ongagobi	ungagobi
1st plural	siyagoba, sigoba	esigobayo, esigoba	sigoba	asigobi	esingagobi	singagobi
2nd plural	niyagoba, nigoba	enigobayo, enigoba	nigoba	anigobi	eningagobi	ningagobi
Class 1	uyagoba, ugoba	ogobayo, ogoba	egoba	akagobi	ongagobi	engagobi
Class 2	bayagoba, bagoba	abagobayo, abagoba	begoba	abagobi	abangagobi	bengagobi
Class 3	uyagoba, ugoba	ogobayo, ogoba	ugoba	awugobi	ongagobi	ungagobi
Class 4	iyagoba, igoba	egobayo, egoba	igoba	ayigobi	engagobi	ingagobi
Class 5	liyagoba, ligoba	eligobayo, eligoba	ligoba	aligobi	elingagobi	lingagobi
Class 6	ayagoba, agoba	agobayo, agoba	egoba	awagobi	angagobi	engagobi
Class 7	siyagoba, sigoba	esigobayo, esigoba	sigoba	asigobi	esingagobi	singagobi
Class 8	ziyagoba, zigoba	ezigobayo, ezigoba	zigoba	azigobi	ezingagobi	zingagobi
Class 9	iyagoba, igoba	egobayo, egoba	igoba	ayigobi	engagobi	ingagobi
Class 10	ziyagoba, zigoba	ezigobayo, ezigoba	zigoba	azigobi	ezingagobi	zingagobi
Class 11	luyagoba, lugoba	olugobayo, olugoba	lugoba	alugobi	olungagobi	lungagobi
Class 14	buyagoba, bugoba	obugobayo, obugoba	bugoba	abugobi	obungagobi	bungagobi
Class 15	kuyagoba, kugoba	okugobayo, okugoba	kugoba	akugobi	okungagobi	kungagobi
Class 17	kuyagoba, kugoba	okugobayo, okugoba	kugoba	akugobi	okungagobi	kungagobi
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngigobile, ngigobē	engigobile, engigobē	ngigobile, ngigobē	angigobanga	engingagobanga	ngingagobanga
2nd singular	ugobile, ugobē	ogobile, ogobē	ugobile, ugobē	awugobanga	ongagobanga	ungagobanga
1st plural	sigobile, sigobē	esigobile, esigobē	sigobile, sigobē	asigobanga	esingagobanga	singagobanga
2nd plural	nigobile, nigobē	enigobile, enigobē	nigobile, nigobē	anigobanga	eningagobanga	ningagobanga
Class 1	ugobile, ugobē	ogobile, ogobē	egobile, egobē	akagobanga	ongagobanga	engagobanga
Class 2	bagobile, bagobē	abagobile, abagobē	begobile, begobē	abagobanga	abangagobanga	bengagobanga
Class 3	ugobile, ugobē	ogobile, ogobē	ugobile, ugobē	awugobanga	ongagobanga	ungagobanga
Class 4	igobile, igobē	egobile, egobē	igobile, igobē	ayigobanga	engagobanga	ingagobanga
Class 5	ligobile, ligobē	eligobile, eligobē	ligobile, ligobē	aligobanga	elingagobanga	lingagobanga
Class 6	agobile, agobē	agobile, agobē	egobile, egobē	awagobanga	angagobanga	engagobanga
Class 7	sigobile, sigobē	esigobile, esigobē	sigobile, sigobē	asigobanga	esingagobanga	singagobanga
Class 8	zigobile, zigobē	ezigobile, ezigobē	zigobile, zigobē	azigobanga	ezingagobanga	zingagobanga
Class 9	igobile, igobē	egobile, egobē	igobile, igobē	ayigobanga	engagobanga	ingagobanga
Class 10	zigobile, zigobē	ezigobile, ezigobē	zigobile, zigobē	azigobanga	ezingagobanga	zingagobanga
Class 11	lugobile, lugobē	olugobile, olugobē	lugobile, lugobē	alugobanga	olungagobanga	lungagobanga
Class 14	bugobile, bugobē	obugobile, obugobē	bugobile, bugobē	abugobanga	obungagobanga	bungagobanga
Class 15	kugobile, kugobē	okugobile, okugobē	kugobile, kugobē	akugobanga	okungagobanga	kungagobanga
Class 17	kugobile, kugobē	okugobile, okugobē	kugobile, kugobē	akugobanga	okungagobanga	kungagobanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngāgoba	engāgoba	ngāgoba	angigobanga	engingagobanga	ngingagobanga
2nd singular	wāgoba	owāgoba	wāgoba	awugobanga	ongagobanga	ungagobanga
1st plural	sāgoba	esāgoba	sāgoba	asigobanga	esingagobanga	singagobanga
2nd plural	nāgoba	enāgoba	nāgoba	anigobanga	eningagobanga	ningagobanga
Class 1	wāgoba	owāgoba	āgoba	akagobanga	ongagobanga	engagobanga
Class 2	bāgoba	abāgoba	bāgoba	abagobanga	abangagobanga	bengagobanga
Class 3	wāgoba	owāgoba	wāgoba	awugobanga	ongagobanga	ungagobanga
Class 4	yāgoba	eyāgoba	yāgoba	ayigobanga	engagobanga	ingagobanga
Class 5	lāgoba	elāgoba	lāgoba	aligobanga	elingagobanga	lingagobanga
Class 6	āgoba	āgoba	āgoba	awagobanga	angagobanga	engagobanga
Class 7	sāgoba	esāgoba	sāgoba	asigobanga	esingagobanga	singagobanga
Class 8	zāgoba	ezāgoba	zāgoba	azigobanga	ezingagobanga	zingagobanga
Class 9	yāgoba	eyāgoba	yāgoba	ayigobanga	engagobanga	ingagobanga
Class 10	zāgoba	ezāgoba	zāgoba	azigobanga	ezingagobanga	zingagobanga
Class 11	lwāgoba	olwāgoba	lwāgoba	alugobanga	olungagobanga	lungagobanga
Class 14	bāgoba	obāgoba	bāgoba	abugobanga	obungagobanga	bungagobanga
Class 15	kwāgoba	okwāgoba	kwāgoba	akugobanga	okungagobanga	kungagobanga
Class 17	kwāgoba	okwāgoba	kwāgoba	akugobanga	okungagobanga	kungagobanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingagoba	—	ngingagoba	ngingegobe	—	ngingegobe
2nd singular	ungagoba	—	ungagoba	ungegobe	—	ungegobe
1st plural	singagoba	—	singagoba	singegobe	—	singegobe
2nd plural	ningagoba	—	ningagoba	ningegobe	—	ningegobe
Class 1	angagoba	—	engagoba	angegobe	—	engegobe
Class 2	bangagoba	—	bengagoba	bangegobe	—	bengegobe
Class 3	ungagoba	—	ungagoba	ungegobe	—	ungegobe
Class 4	ingagoba	—	ingagoba	ingegobe	—	ingegobe
Class 5	lingagoba	—	lingagoba	lingegobe	—	lingegobe
Class 6	angagoba	—	engagoba	angegobe	—	engegobe
Class 7	singagoba	—	singagoba	singegobe	—	singegobe
Class 8	zingagoba	—	zingagoba	zingegobe	—	zingegobe
Class 9	ingagoba	—	ingagoba	ingegobe	—	ingegobe
Class 10	zingagoba	—	zingagoba	zingegobe	—	zingegobe
Class 11	lungagoba	—	lungagoba	lungegobe	—	lungegobe
Class 14	bungagoba	—	bungagoba	bungegobe	—	bungegobe
Class 15	kungagoba	—	kungagoba	kungegobe	—	kungegobe
Class 17	kungagoba	—	kungagoba	kungegobe	—	kungegobe
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizogoba	engizogoba	ngizogoba	angizugoba	engingezugoba	ngingezugoba
2nd singular	uzogoba	ozogoba	uzogoba	awuzugoba	ongezugoba	ungezugoba
1st plural	sizogoba	esizogoba	sizogoba	asizugoba	esingezugoba	singezugoba
2nd plural	nizogoba	enizogoba	nizogoba	anizugoba	eningezugoba	ningezugoba
Class 1	uzogoba	ozogoba	ezogoba	akazugoba	ongezugoba	engezugoba
Class 2	bazogoba	abazogoba	bezogoba	abazugoba	abangezugoba	bengezugoba
Class 3	uzogoba	ozogoba	uzogoba	awuzugoba	ongezugoba	ungezugoba
Class 4	izogoba	ezogoba	izogoba	ayizugoba	engezugoba	ingezugoba
Class 5	lizogoba	elizogoba	lizogoba	alizugoba	elingezugoba	lingezugoba
Class 6	azogoba	azogoba	ezogoba	awazugoba	angezugoba	engezugoba
Class 7	sizogoba	esizogoba	sizogoba	asizugoba	esingezugoba	singezugoba
Class 8	zizogoba	ezizogoba	zizogoba	azizugoba	ezingezugoba	zingezugoba
Class 9	izogoba	ezogoba	izogoba	ayizugoba	engezugoba	ingezugoba
Class 10	zizogoba	ezizogoba	zizogoba	azizugoba	ezingezugoba	zingezugoba
Class 11	luzogoba	oluzogoba	luzogoba	aluzugoba	olungezugoba	lungezugoba
Class 14	buzogoba	obuzogoba	buzogoba	abuzugoba	obungezugoba	bungezugoba
Class 15	kuzogoba	okuzogoba	kuzogoba	akuzugoba	okungezugoba	kungezugoba
Class 17	kuzogoba	okuzogoba	kuzogoba	akuzugoba	okungezugoba	kungezugoba
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyogoba	engiyogoba	ngiyogoba	angiyugoba	engingeyugoba	ngingeyugoba
2nd singular	uyogoba	oyogoba	uyogoba	awuyugoba	ongeyugoba	ungeyugoba
1st plural	siyogoba	esiyogoba	siyogoba	asiyugoba	esingeyugoba	singeyugoba
2nd plural	niyogoba	eniyogoba	niyogoba	aniyugoba	eningeyugoba	ningeyugoba
Class 1	uyogoba	oyogoba	eyogoba	akayugoba	ongeyugoba	engeyugoba
Class 2	bayogoba	abayogoba	beyogoba	abayugoba	abangeyugoba	bengeyugoba
Class 3	uyogoba	oyogoba	uyogoba	awuyugoba	ongeyugoba	ungeyugoba
Class 4	iyogoba	eyogoba	iyogoba	ayiyugoba	engeyugoba	ingeyugoba
Class 5	liyogoba	eliyogoba	liyogoba	aliyugoba	elingeyugoba	lingeyugoba
Class 6	ayogoba	ayogoba	eyogoba	awayugoba	angeyugoba	engeyugoba
Class 7	siyogoba	esiyogoba	siyogoba	asiyugoba	esingeyugoba	singeyugoba
Class 8	ziyogoba	eziyogoba	ziyogoba	aziyugoba	ezingeyugoba	zingeyugoba
Class 9	iyogoba	eyogoba	iyogoba	ayiyugoba	engeyugoba	ingeyugoba
Class 10	ziyogoba	eziyogoba	ziyogoba	aziyugoba	ezingeyugoba	zingeyugoba
Class 11	luyogoba	oluyogoba	luyogoba	aluyugoba	olungeyugoba	lungeyugoba
Class 14	buyogoba	obuyogoba	buyogoba	abuyugoba	obungeyugoba	bungeyugoba
Class 15	kuyogoba	okuyogoba	kuyogoba	akuyugoba	okungeyugoba	kungeyugoba
Class 17	kuyogoba	okuyogoba	kuyogoba	akuyugoba	okungeyugoba	kungeyugoba
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngigobe	ngingagobi
2nd singular	ugobe	ungagobi
1st plural	sigobe	singagobi
2nd plural	nigobe	ningagobi
Class 1	agobe	angagobi
Class 2	bagobe	bangagobi
Class 3	ugobe	ungagobi
Class 4	igobe	ingagobi
Class 5	ligobe	lingagobi
Class 6	agobe	angagobi
Class 7	sigobe	singagobi
Class 8	zigobe	zingagobi
Class 9	igobe	ingagobi
Class 10	zigobe	zingagobi
Class 11	lugobe	lungagobi
Class 14	bugobe	bungagobi
Class 15	kugobe	kungagobi
Class 17	kugobe	kungagobi
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngagoba	ngangagoba, angagoba, angangagoba
2nd singular	wagoba	wangagoba, awagoba, awangagoba
1st plural	sagoba	sangagoba, asagoba, asangagoba
2nd plural	nagoba	nangagoba, anagoba, anangagoba
Class 1	wagoba	wangagoba, akagoba, akangagoba
Class 2	bagoba	bangagoba, abagoba, abangagoba
Class 3	wagoba	wangagoba, awagoba, awangagoba
Class 4	yagoba	yangagoba, ayagoba, ayangagoba
Class 5	lagoba	langagoba, alagoba, alangagoba
Class 6	agoba	angagoba, awagoba, awangagoba
Class 7	sagoba	sangagoba, asagoba, asangagoba
Class 8	zagoba	zangagoba, azagoba, azangagoba
Class 9	yagoba	yangagoba, ayagoba, ayangagoba
Class 10	zagoba	zangagoba, azagoba, azangagoba
Class 11	lwagoba	lwangagoba, alwagoba, alwangagoba
Class 14	bagoba	bangagoba, abagoba, abangagoba
Class 15	kwagoba	kwangagoba, akwagoba, akwangagoba
Class 17	kwagoba	kwangagoba, akwagoba, akwangagoba

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “goɓa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “goɓa (6.3)”