tonbe

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French tomber (“to fall”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɔ̃be/

Verb

tonbe

1. to fall, tumble, collapse
2. to sink, subside
3. (auxiliary) to start (followed by verb)

   tonbe danse ― to start dancing

Derived terms

• tonbe pou (“to fall for, to fall in love with”)

Louisiana Creole

Etymology

From French tomber (“to fall”).

Verb

tonbe

1. to start to, to begin (doing something)

Old French

Alternative forms

• tombe
• tumbe
• tunbe

Noun

tonbe oblique singular, f (oblique plural tonbes, nominative singular tonbe, nominative plural tonbes)

1. tomb (place where people are interred)

See also

• cemetire