This is the 11079th most frequent Catalan word.
sub
"Sub" in Catalan means "under" or "below."
Here, "sub" is a standalone word used as a colloquial short form for "submarí," meaning "submarine".
Vaig veure un sub navegant per l'oceà.
I saw a submarine sailing in the ocean.
In this case, "sub" is a prefix in "sub sistema," indicating a subsystem or a subordinate system.
Aquest cable connecta al sub sistema de control.
This cable connects to the control subsystem.
Here, "sub" is a prefix used in "sub finançat" to indicate partial or subsidiary financing.