herbe

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See also: hèrbe and herbé

French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French erbe, herbe, from Latin herba, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreH₁- (to grow, become green).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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herbe f (plural herbes)

  1. grass (the plant)
  2. (colloquial) weed; marijuana; ganja; cannabis

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Further reading

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German

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Adjective

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herbe

  1. inflection of herb:
    1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
    2. strong nominative/accusative plural
    3. weak nominative all-gender singular
    4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Lithuanian

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Pronunciation

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IPA(key): [ˈɣʲɛɾʲbʲɛ]

Noun

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hèrbe m

  1. locative/vocative singular of hèrbas (coat of arms)

Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old French erbe, from Latin herba.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɛrb(ə)/, /ˈɛːrb(ə)/

Noun

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herbe (plural herbes)

  1. A herbaceous plant:
    1. A plant as an ingredient.
    2. A plant as used in alchemy, magic or medicine.
  2. Herbage (plants, especially grass)
  3. (rare) A woody plant; a tree.
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Descendants

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  • English: herb (dialectal yerb)
  • Scots: herb, yerb

References

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Old French

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Noun

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herbe oblique singularf (oblique plural herbes, nominative singular herbe, nominative plural herbes)

  1. Alternative form of erbe