joruba

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Yoruba Yorùbá.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈjoruba]
• Rhymes: -uba
• Hyphenation: jo‧ru‧ba

Noun

joruba f (indeclinable)

1. Yoruba (language)

Derived terms

• jorubština f

 

Further reading

• “joruba”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Faroese

Etymology

Ultimately, from Yoruba Yorùbá.

Noun

joruba n (genitive singular joruba, uncountable)

1. The Yoruba language.

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	joruba
Accusative	joruba
Dative	joruba
Genitive	joruba

Finnish

Etymology

Ultimately, from Yoruba Yorùbá.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjorubɑ/, [ˈjo̞rubɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -orubɑ
• Syllabification^(key): jo‧ru‧ba

Noun

joruba

1. A member of the Yoruba people.
2. The Yoruba language.

Declension

Some language authorities opine that joruba should be inflected as a type 12 noun (kulkija), but type 10 (koira) (with deletion of a) is more widely used. Therefore, both are provided here.

Inflection of joruba (Kotus type 11/omena, no gradation)
nominative		joruba	jorubat
genitive		joruban	jorubien joruboiden joruboitten
partitive		jorubaa	jorubia joruboita
illative		jorubaan	jorubiin joruboihin
		singular	plural
nominative		joruba	jorubat
accusative	nom.	joruba	jorubat
	gen.	joruban
genitive		joruban	jorubien joruboiden joruboitten jorubojen rare jorubain rare
partitive		jorubaa	jorubia joruboita joruboja rare
inessive		jorubassa	joruboissa jorubissa
elative		jorubasta	joruboista jorubista
illative		jorubaan	jorubiin joruboihin
adessive		joruballa	joruboilla jorubilla
ablative		jorubalta	joruboilta jorubilta
allative		joruballe	joruboille jorubille
essive		jorubana	joruboina jorubina
translative		jorubaksi	joruboiksi jorubiksi
abessive		jorubatta	joruboitta jorubitta
instructive		—	joruboin jorubin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of joruba (Kotus type 11/omena, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative jorubani jorubani accusative nom. jorubani jorubani gen. jorubani genitive jorubani jorubieni joruboideni joruboitteni jorubojeni rare jorubaini rare partitive jorubaani jorubiani joruboitani jorubojani rare inessive jorubassani joruboissani jorubissani elative jorubastani joruboistani jorubistani illative jorubaani jorubiini joruboihini adessive joruballani joruboillani jorubillani ablative jorubaltani joruboiltani jorubiltani allative joruballeni joruboilleni jorubilleni essive jorubanani joruboinani jorubinani translative jorubakseni joruboikseni jorubikseni abessive jorubattani joruboittani jorubittani instructive — — comitative — joruboineni jorubineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative jorubasi jorubasi accusative nom. jorubasi jorubasi gen. jorubasi genitive jorubasi jorubiesi joruboidesi joruboittesi jorubojesi rare jorubaisi rare partitive jorubaasi jorubiasi joruboitasi jorubojasi rare inessive jorubassasi joruboissasi jorubissasi elative jorubastasi joruboistasi jorubistasi illative jorubaasi jorubiisi joruboihisi adessive joruballasi joruboillasi jorubillasi ablative jorubaltasi joruboiltasi jorubiltasi allative joruballesi joruboillesi jorubillesi essive jorubanasi joruboinasi jorubinasi translative jorubaksesi joruboiksesi jorubiksesi abessive jorubattasi joruboittasi jorubittasi instructive — — comitative — joruboinesi jorubinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative jorubamme jorubamme accusative nom. jorubamme jorubamme gen. jorubamme genitive jorubamme jorubiemme joruboidemme joruboittemme jorubojemme rare jorubaimme rare partitive jorubaamme jorubiamme joruboitamme jorubojamme rare inessive jorubassamme joruboissamme jorubissamme elative jorubastamme joruboistamme jorubistamme illative jorubaamme jorubiimme joruboihimme adessive joruballamme joruboillamme jorubillamme ablative jorubaltamme joruboiltamme jorubiltamme allative joruballemme joruboillemme jorubillemme essive jorubanamme joruboinamme jorubinamme translative jorubaksemme joruboiksemme jorubiksemme abessive jorubattamme joruboittamme jorubittamme instructive — — comitative — joruboinemme jorubinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative jorubanne jorubanne accusative nom. jorubanne jorubanne gen. jorubanne genitive jorubanne jorubienne joruboidenne joruboittenne jorubojenne rare jorubainne rare partitive jorubaanne jorubianne joruboitanne jorubojanne rare inessive jorubassanne joruboissanne jorubissanne elative jorubastanne joruboistanne jorubistanne illative jorubaanne jorubiinne joruboihinne adessive joruballanne joruboillanne jorubillanne ablative jorubaltanne joruboiltanne jorubiltanne allative joruballenne joruboillenne jorubillenne essive jorubananne joruboinanne jorubinanne translative jorubaksenne joruboiksenne jorubiksenne abessive jorubattanne joruboittanne jorubittanne instructive — — comitative — joruboinenne jorubinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative jorubansa jorubansa accusative nom. jorubansa jorubansa gen. jorubansa genitive jorubansa jorubiensa joruboidensa joruboittensa jorubojensa rare jorubainsa rare partitive jorubaansa jorubiaan joruboitaan jorubiansa joruboitansa jorubojaan rare jorubojansa rare inessive jorubassaan jorubassansa joruboissaan jorubissaan joruboissansa jorubissansa elative jorubastaan jorubastansa joruboistaan jorubistaan joruboistansa jorubistansa illative jorubaansa jorubiinsa joruboihinsa adessive joruballaan joruballansa joruboillaan jorubillaan joruboillansa jorubillansa ablative jorubaltaan jorubaltansa joruboiltaan jorubiltaan joruboiltansa jorubiltansa allative joruballeen joruballensa joruboilleen jorubilleen joruboillensa jorubillensa essive jorubanaan jorubanansa joruboinaan jorubinaan joruboinansa jorubinansa translative jorubakseen jorubaksensa joruboikseen jorubikseen joruboiksensa jorubiksensa abessive jorubattaan jorubattansa joruboittaan jorubittaan joruboittansa jorubittansa instructive — — comitative — joruboineen jorubineen joruboinensa jorubinensa

Synonyms

• joruban kieli

Derived terms

compounds

• jorubankielinen

 

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• (non-standard since 2005) yoruba

Etymology

Ultimately, from Yoruba Yorùbá.

Noun

joruba m (definite singular jorubaen, indefinite plural jorubaer or jorubaar, definite plural jorubaene or jorubaane)

1. Yoruba language
2. a member of the Yoruba people