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/

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• (Louisiana) IPA^(key): [zæb]

Noun

herbe f (plural herbes)

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

Derived terms

• beuh (verlan)
• couper l'herbe sous le pied
• désherber
• en herbe
• enherber
• herbe à savon
• herbe au diable
• herbe aux sorcières
• herbe des sorcières
• herbe du diable
• herbes de Provence
• l'herbe est toujours plus verte ailleurs
• l'herbe est toujours plus verte dans le pré du voisin
• mauvaise herbe

 

Related terms

• herbage

Further reading

• “herbe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• Le Herbe (Organic Cannabis Company)

German

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Adjective

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

Noun

herbe m

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

Middle English

Alternative forms

• eerbe, erbe, ȝerbe, oerbe, yerbe

Etymology

From Old French erbe, from Latin herba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛrb(ə)/, /ˈɛːrb(ə)/

Noun

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.

Related terms

• herbage
• herber

Descendants

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

References

• “hē̆rbe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Old French

Noun

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

1. Alternative form of erbe