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herba

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See also: herbá, hèrba, and ħerba

Catalan

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Catalan erba, from Latin herba, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- (“to grow, become green”).

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Noun

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herba f (plural herbes)

  1. herb
  2. grass
  3. (slang) marijuana

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Esperanto

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Etymology

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From herbo +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈherba/
  • Rhymes: -erba
  • Syllabification: her‧ba

Adjective

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herba (accusative singular herban, plural herbaj, accusative plural herbajn)

  1. grassy, herbal (of or pertaining to grass)

Galician

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Herba, A Herbeira, Cedeira
Herba, A Herbeira, Cedeira

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese erva (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin herba. Cognate, among others, with Portuguese erva and Spanish hierba.

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Noun

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herba f (plural herbas)

  1. herb (plant lacking wood)
    Synonym: planta
  2. weed
  3. grass
    Synonym: grama
  4. (uncountable) grass, herbage, pasture
    Synonym: pasto

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin herba, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- (“to grow, become green”).

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Noun

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herba (plural herba-herba)

  1. herb

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Latin

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Etymology

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Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁-der.
Proto-Indo-European *gʰer-dʰ?
Latin herba

    Traditionally derived from Proto-Indo-European *gʰer-dʰ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- (“to grow, become green”), and compared to grāmen (“grass, turf”) and English grass. However, De Vaan is skeptical of this derivation, preferring the variant *ǵʰreh₁-, noting that *gʰer-dʰ cannot be derived from this *ǵʰreh₁-, and leaves the origin open.[1]

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    herba f (genitive herbae); first declension

    1. grass, herbage
    2. herb
    3. weeds
    4. plant

    Declension

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    First-declension noun.

    singular plural
    nominative herba herbae
    genitive herbae herbārum
    dative herbae herbīs
    accusative herbam herbās
    ablative herbā herbīs
    vocative herba herbae

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    References

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    1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “herba”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 282

    Further reading

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    • “herba”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • “herba”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • "herba", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
    • “herba”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
    • Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
      • the vegetable kingdom: arbores stirpesque, herbae stirpesque (De Fin. 5. 11. 33)
      • the crop is in the blade: messis in herbis est (Liv. 25. 15)
      • your crop is still green, i.e. you are still far from your ambition: adhuc tua messis in herba est (proverb.)
    • herba in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

    Leonese

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    Alternative forms

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    Etymology

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    Inherited from Latin herba.

    Noun

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    herba f

    1. grass

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    • “herba”, in Diccionario Castellano-Leonés / Leonés-Castellano [Spanish-Leonese / Leonese-Spanish Dictionary] (in Spanish), La Asociación L'Alderique, 2012–2026
    • “herba”, in Pallabreiru Llïonés [Leonese Dictionary] (in Spanish), 2026

    Malay

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    Etymology

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    From English herb, from Middle English herbe, erbe, from Old French erbe (French herbe), from Latin herba.

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    herba (Jawi spelling هربا, plural herba-herba or herba2)

    1. A herb:
      1. Any green, leafy plant, or parts thereof, used to flavour or season food.
      2. A plant whose roots, leaves or seeds, etc. are used in medicine.
      3. (botany) A plant whose stem is not woody and does not persist beyond each growing season.

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