herbe

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French erbe, herbe, from Latin herba, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreH₁- (“to grow, become green”). === Pronunciation === (mute h) IPA(key): /ɛʁb/ (Louisiana) IPA(key): [zæb] === Noun === herbe f (plural herbes) grass (the plant) (colloquial) weed; marijuana; ganja; cannabis ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “herbe” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie françoise, 4th Edition (1762). “herbe” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie française, 8th Edition (1932–35). “herbe” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie française, 9th Edition (1992-). “herbe”, in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse Littré, Émile (1873–1878), “herbe”, in Dictionnaire de la langue française, Paris: L. Hachette “herbe” in Dictionnaire Le Robert. “herbe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == German == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === herbe inflection of herb: strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular strong nominative/accusative plural weak nominative all-gender singular weak accusative feminine/neuter singular == Lithuanian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɣʲɛɾʲbʲɛ] === Noun === hèrbe m locative/vocative singular of hèrbas (“coat of arms”) == Middle English == === Alternative forms === eerbe, erbe, ȝerbe, oerbe, yerbe === Etymology === From Old French erbe, from Latin herba. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛrb(ə)/, /ˈɛːrb(ə)/ === Noun === herbe (plural herbes) A herbaceous plant: Such a plant as an ingredient. Such a plant as used in alchemy, magic or medicine. Herbage (plants, especially grass) (rare) A woody plant; a tree. ==== Related terms ==== herbage herber ==== Descendants ==== English: herb (dialectal yerb) Scots: herb, yerb ==== References ==== “hē̆rbe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. == Old French == === Noun === herbe oblique singular, f (oblique plural herbes, nominative singular herbe, nominative plural herbes) alternative form of erbe