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tub
tube /tub/
noun#3192 most common
Also: pipe, duct, hose
Example sentences
Apa curge prin tub.
Water flows through the tube.
Tubul este din plastic.
The tube is made of plastic.
Am cumpărat un tub de pastă de dinți.
I bought a tube of toothpaste.
Tehnicianul a înlocuit tuburile de neon din birou.
The technician replaced the neon tubes in the office.
Capătul tubului trebuie sigilat pentru a evita scurgerile de gaz.
The end of the tube must be sealed to avoid gas leaks.
Rețeaua de tuburi subterane asigură distribuția apei potabile în tot cartierul.
The network of underground pipes supplies drinking water to the whole neighborhood.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tub | tuburi |
| Genitive | tubului | tuburilor |
| Accusative | tub | tuburi |
| Vocative | tub | tuburi |
Word family
tuburitubes (plural)
tubulartubular, tube-shaped
tubulaturăductwork, piping system
tubulețsmall tube (diminutive)
Etymology
Tub entered Romanian in the nineteenth century as part of the wave of French-derived vocabulary that modernized the language. It traces back to Latin tubus, meaning pipe or tube, a word also linked to tuba, the trumpet. The Latin term itself has no securely reconstructed deeper root.
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