gerbe

== English == === Etymology === Late 16th century, borrowed from French gerbe (“sheaf”). Doublet of garb. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /d͡ʒɜː(ɹ)b/ Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)b === Noun === gerbe (plural gerbes) (now obsolete) A (wheat) sheaf. Something resembling a (wheat) sheaf in appearance. (Can we add an example for this sense?) (mathematics) An abstract construction in homological algebra and geometry providing a certain type of generalisation for a sheaf. (pyrotechnics) A kind of ornamental firework. === References === James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Gerbe”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC. === Anagrams === Gebre, Grebe, grebe == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʒɛʁb/ === Etymology 1 === From Middle French gerbe, garbe, from Old French jarbe, garbe, borrowed from Frankish *garbā (“sheaf”). ==== Noun ==== gerbe f (plural gerbes) (agriculture) sheaf (of wheat) spray, bouquet (of flowers) collection, anthology (of pieces of literature) (heraldry) garb (historical) tithe on crops under the Ancien Régime ===== Related terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → English: gerbe === Etymology 2 === Deverbal from gerber. ==== Noun ==== gerbe f (uncountable) (slang) puke, throw up (vomit) === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== gerbe inflection of gerber: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “gerbe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === berge == German == === Pronunciation === === Verb === gerbe inflection of gerben: first-person singular present first/third-person singular subjunctive I singular imperative