corba

== Catalan == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Latin curvus. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): (Northern) [ˈkur.bə] IPA(key): (Balearic, Central) [ˈkor.bə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈkoɾ.ba] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [ˈkor.ba] ==== Noun ==== corba f (plural corbes) curve (a gentle bend, such as in a road) ===== Alternative forms ===== curva ==== Adjective ==== corba feminine singular of corb (“curved”) feminine singular of corbo (“hunchbacked (Menorca); knock-kneed (Mallorca)”) === Etymology 2 === From corb (“crow”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): (Northern) [ˈko̞r.bə] IPA(key): (Balearic, Central) [ˈkɔr.bə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈkɔɾ.ba] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [ˈkɔr.ba] ==== Noun ==== corba f (plural corbes, masculine corb, masculine plural corbs) female crow === Etymology 3 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): (Northern) [ˈkur.bə] IPA(key): (Balearic, Central) [ˈkor.bə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈkoɾ.ba] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [ˈkor.ba] ==== Verb ==== corba inflection of corbar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “corba”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) “corba”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “corba”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Italian == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Latin corbis (“basket”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈkɔr.ba/ Rhymes: -ɔrba Hyphenation: còr‧ba ==== Noun ==== corba f (plural corbe) a large wicker basket (nautical, regional) synonym of costa (historical) a unit of dry measure equivalent to 78.644 m³ ===== Derived terms ===== corbello === Etymology 2 === From the archaic term curva, possibly influenced by French courbe. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈkor.ba/ Rhymes: -orba Hyphenation: cór‧ba ==== Noun ==== corba f (plural corbe) (veterinary medicine) an exostosis of the rear margin of a horse's hock Synonym: (archaic) curva === Further reading === còrba in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana córba in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana === Anagrams === braco, cabro, cabrò, carbo-, cobra