Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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From бу̏б.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bǔːbati/
  • Hyphenation: бу‧ба‧ти

Verb

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бу́бати impf (Latin spelling búbati)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to cram, grind
    бубам за испит ц(иј)ели данI've been cramming for an exam the whole day
  2. (transitive, intransitive) to bang, thump
  3. (intransitive, ironically) to chatter, babble
  4. (transitive, intransitive) to announce, proclaim

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  • бубати”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024