kube
Norwegian
noun-m1
Definitions
- (geometry) cube
- beekeeping hive
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek κύβος (hollow before the hip, vertebra, die, cube, hollow in the hips) derived from Latin cubus, cupa (barrel, cask, vat, tub, cup) derived from Middle Low German kupe.
Origin
Middle Low German
kupe
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- cubus Latin
- cupa Latin
- cupula Latin
- Kubismus German
- Kubus German
- kubus Dutch, Flemish
- cubisme French
- cuba Spanish, Castilian
- cubo Spanish, Castilian
- κύβος Ancient Greek
- *keu(b)- Proto-Indo-European
- *kewp- Proto-Indo-European
- bie Norwegian Bokmål
- bikube Norwegian Bokmål
- kube Norwegian Nynorsk
- cuve Old French
- cub Catalan, Valencian
- kúpa Icelandic
- cubo Galician
- κύβος Greek (modern)
- kupe Middle Low German
- kuper Middle Low German
- cubo Aragonese