erbe

See also: Erbe

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Alemannic German

Etymology

From Old High German erben, from erbi (“heritage”), from Proto-Germanic *arbiją. Cognate with German erben, Dutch erven.

Verb

erbe

1. (Uri) to inherit

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld: Huber & co., page 14.

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German

Verb

erbe

1. First-person singular present of erben.
2. First-person singular subjunctive I of erben.
3. Third-person singular subjunctive I of erben.
4. Imperative singular of erben.

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Italian

Noun

erbe f

1. plural of erba
2. vegetables (plants raised for their edible leaves)
3. greens (green vegetables)

Anagrams

• bere

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Old French

Alternative forms

• herbe

Etymology

From Latin herba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛr.bə/
• Homophone: herbe

Noun

erbe f (oblique plural erbes, nominative singular erbe, nominative plural erbes)

1. grass
2. herb (plant whose roots, leaves or seeds, etc. are used in medicine)

Descendants

• French: herbe
  • Haitian Creole: zèb
• Middle English: erbe
  • English: herb
• Volapük: yeb
• Walloon: yebe