pub

See also: pub. and Pub.

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Clipping of public.

Noun

pub (plural pubs)

  1. A public house where beverages, primarily alcoholic, may be bought and consumed and also provides food and sometimes entertainment, normally television viewing.
    • 1963, Margery Allingham, “Foreword”, in The China Governess‎:
      Reg liked a chat about old times and we used to go and have a chinwag in the pub.
    • 2013 June 8, “The new masters and commanders”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8839, page 52:
      From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much. Those entering it are greeted by wire fences, walls dating back to colonial times and security posts. For mariners leaving the port after lonely nights on the high seas, the delights of the B52 Night Club and Stallion Pub lie a stumble away.
  2. (video games, slang) A public server.
    • 2002, "Sean C. Cunningham", if you play on random public servers, you're an [sic] tool and have no right to complain about cheaters. (on newsgroup alt.games.half-life.counterstrike)
      Well there's private servers and then there's pubs that do their best to make sure everyone plays fair. The second option will be a lot easier to find.
Synonyms
  • See also Thesaurus:pub
Derived terms
Translations

Verb

pub (third-person singular simple present pubs, present participle pubbing, simple past and past participle pubbed)

  1. (intransitive) To go to one or more public houses.

See also

Etymology 2

Clipping of publication.

Noun

pub (plural pubs)

  1. A publication.
    registered pubs

Etymology 3

Clipping of publish.

Verb

pub (third-person singular simple present pubs, present participle pubbing, simple past and past participle pubbed)

  1. (informal, transitive) to publish

Finnish

Alternative forms

Noun

pub

  1. pub

Declension

Inflection of pub (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative pub pubit
genitive pubin pubien
partitive pubia pubeja
illative pubiin pubeihin
singular plural
nominative pub pubit
accusative nom. pub pubit
gen. pubin
genitive pubin pubien
partitive pubia pubeja
inessive pubissa pubeissa
elative pubista pubeista
illative pubiin pubeihin
adessive pubilla pubeilla
ablative pubilta pubeilta
allative pubille pubeille
essive pubina pubeina
translative pubiksi pubeiksi
instructive — pubein
abessive pubitta pubeitta
comitative — pubeineen

French

Etymology 1

Clipping of publicité.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pyb/

Noun

pub f (plural pubs)

  1. Television ad or advert.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English pub.

Pronunciation

  • (France) IPA(key): /pœb/
  • (Québec) IPA(key): /pɔb/

Noun

pub m (plural pubs)

  1. pub

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English pub.

Noun

pub m (invariable)

  1. pub

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From British English pub (“public house”)

Noun

pub m (definite singular puben, indefinite plural puber, definite plural pubene)

  1. a pub

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From British English pub (“public house”)

Noun

pub m (definite singular puben, indefinite plural pubar, definite plural pubane)

  1. a pub

References

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English pub.

Noun

pub m (plural pubs)

  1. pub

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from English pub.

Noun

pub c

  1. pub

Declension

Declension of pub 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative pub puben pubar pubarna
Genitive pubs pubens pubars pubarnas
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