gheb

Romanian

Alternative forms

• gheabă, ghib

Etymology

From the form gheabă, from Vulgar Latin *glibba, through metathesis from *gibbla, contracted form of gibbula (word used by Vegetius), from Latin gibbus.

Noun

gheb n (plural gheburi)

1. hump, hunch
2. mound, knoll, hillock

Synonyms

• (hump): cocoașă
• (mound): movilă, delușor, colină, ridicătură