herba

== Catalan == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Catalan erba, from Latin herba, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- (“to grow, become green”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈer.bə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈeɾ.ba] === Noun === herba f (plural herbes) herb grass (slang) marijuana ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === “herba”, 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 “herba”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “herba” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “herba” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Esperanto == === Etymology === From herbo +‎ -a. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈherba/ Rhymes: -erba Syllabification: her‧ba === Adjective === herba (accusative singular herban, plural herbaj, accusative plural herbajn) grassy, herbal (of or pertaining to grass) == Galician == === Alternative forms === erva (reintegrationist) === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese erva (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin herba. Cognate, among others, with Portuguese erva and Spanish hierba. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɛɾ.βɐ] === Noun === herba f (plural herbas) herb (plant lacking wood) Synonym: planta weed grass Synonym: grama (uncountable) grass, herbage, pasture Synonym: pasto ==== Derived terms ==== herba doce herbal (“meadow”) herbeira (“meadow”) Herbosa Penerbosa ==== Related terms ==== herbáceo ==== Further reading ==== “herba”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 === References === Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “erva”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega “erva” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016. Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “herba”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “herba”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “herba”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN “herba”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == Latin == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈhɛr.ba] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈɛr.ba] === Noun === herba f (genitive herbae); first declension grass, herbage herb weeds plant ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. ==== Synonyms ==== (grass, herb): grāmen ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== === References === === Further reading === “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. 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 == === Alternative forms === yerba === Etymology === Inherited from Latin herba. === Noun === herba f grass === References === “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 == === Etymology === From English herb, from Middle English herbe, erbe, from Old French erbe (French herbe), from Latin herba. === Pronunciation === (schwa-variety) IPA(key): [hə(r).bə] Rhymes: -bə, -ə (Baku) IPA(key): [hə(r).ba] Rhymes: -ba, -a Hyphenation: her‧ba === Noun === herba (Jawi spelling هربا, plural herba-herba or herba2) A herb: Any green, leafy plant, or parts thereof, used to flavour or season food. A plant whose roots, leaves or seeds, etc. are used in medicine. (botany) A plant whose stem is not woody and does not persist beyond each growing season. === Further reading === "herba" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017