herbe

See also: hèrbe

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (mute h) IPA(key): /ɛʁb/
  • (file)
  • (Louisiana) IPA(key): [zæb]

Noun

herbe f (plural herbes)

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

Derived terms

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German

Adjective

herbe

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

Lithuanian

Noun

herbe m

  1. locative singular of herbas
  2. vocative singular of herbas

Old French

Noun

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

  1. Alternative form of erbe
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