tombe

See also: tombé

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch tombe, from Old French tombe, from Latin tumba, from Ancient Greek τύμβος (túmbos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɔm.bə/

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• Hyphenation: tom‧be

Noun

tombe f (plural tombes or tomben, diminutive tombetje n)

1. tomb

   Synonym: graftombe

Derived terms

• graftombe

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French

Etymology 1

From Old French tombe, from Late Latin tumba, from Ancient Greek τύμβος (túmbos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɔ̃b/

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  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔ̃b

Noun

tombe f (plural tombes)

1. tomb, grave

Derived terms

• avoir un pied dans la tombe
• muet comme une tombe
• se retourner dans sa tombe

Etymology 2

Verb

tombe

1. inflection of tomber:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

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

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtom.be/
• Rhymes: -ombe
• Hyphenation: tóm‧be

Noun

tombe f pl

1. plural of tomba

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Louisiana Creole French

Etymology

From French tomber (“to fall”), compare Haitian Creole tonbe.

Verb

tombe

1. to fall

References

• Alcée Fortier, Louisiana Folktales

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Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French tomber.

Noun

tombe

1. to fall

References

• Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

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Middle English

Etymology 1

From Anglo-Norman tumbe, toumbe, Old French tombe, from Late Latin tumba, from Ancient Greek τύμβος (túmbos, “funeral mound”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtoːmb(ə)/, /ˈtuːmb(ə)/

Noun

tombe (plural tombes)

1. sepulchre
2. barrow (hillock with a grave underneath)
3. casket
4. (rare) tombstone

Alternative forms

• tomb, toumb, toumbe, towmbe, toume, towme, tumb, tumbe, tumba, thombe, thoumbe

Derived terms

• tomben

Descendants

• English: tomb
  • → Irish: tuama
  • → Maori: toma
• Middle Scots: tumb, towm

References

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

Etymology 2

Noun

tombe (plural tombes)

1. Alternative form of thombe (“thumb”)

Etymology 3

Adjective

tombe

1. Alternative form of tome (“empty”)

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Norman

Etymology

From Old French tombe, from Late Latin tumba, from Ancient Greek τύμβος (túmbos).

Noun

tombe f (plural tombes)

1. (Jersey) grave

Synonyms

• fôsse

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Portuguese

Verb

tombe

1. inflection of tombar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

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Walloon

Etymology

From Old French tombe, from Late Latin tumba, from Ancient Greek τύμβος (túmbos).

Noun

tombe f (plural tombes)

1. tomb, grave