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herbe

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See also: hèrbe and herbé

French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French erbe, herbe, from Latin herba, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreH₁- (to grow, become green).

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Noun

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herbe f (plural herbes)

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

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Mauritian Creole: lerb
  • Réunion Creole French: zèrb

Further reading

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German

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Adjective

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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

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Noun

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hèrbe m

  1. locative/vocative singular of hèrbas (coat of arms)

Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old French erbe, from Latin herba.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɛrb(ə)/, /ˈɛːrb(ə)/

Noun

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herbe (plural herbes)

  1. A herbaceous plant:
    • c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version), MS Lich 10.)‎[1], published c. 1410, Mark 4:31-32, folio 17, verso, column 2; republished as Wycliffe's translation of the New Testament, Lichfield: Bill Endres, 2010:
      [] as a coꝛn of ſyneuei · which whãne it is ſowen in þe erþe .· is leſſe þan alle ſeedis þat ben in þe erþe / and whãne it is ſpꝛungen up · it wexiþ in to a tree · ⁊ is maad grettir þan alle erbis / and it makiþ grete bꝛaũchis .· ſo þat bꝛiddis of heuene moũ dwelle vndur þe ſchadewe þ̇ of /
      [] like a mustard seed, which is smaller than every [other] seed in the ground when it is sowed, / but after it has sprouted, it grows into a tree that's larger than all the plants and develops long branches so the birds in the sky can nest under its shade.
    1. Such a plant as an ingredient.
    2. Such a plant as used in alchemy, magic or medicine.
  2. Herbage (plants, especially grass)
  3. (rare) A woody plant; a tree.
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Descendants

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Old French

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Noun

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

  1. alternative form of erbe