herba

Etymology

From Old Occitan erba, from Latin herba, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreH₁- (“to grow, become green”),

Noun

herba f (plural herbes)

1. herb
2. grass
3. (slang) marijuana

Etymology

From Latin herba.

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Noun

herba f (plural herbas)

1. herb (plant lacking wood)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- (“to grow, become green”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈher.ba/, [ˈhɛr.ba]

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Noun

herba f (genitive herbae); first declension

1. grass, herbage
2. herb
3. weeds

References

• 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’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• herba in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • the vegetable kingdom: arbores stirpesque, herbae stirpesque (De Fin. 5. 11. 33)
    
  • the crop is in the blade: messis in herbis est (Liv. 25. 15)
    
  • your crop is still green, i.e. you are still far from your ambition: adhuc tua messis in herba est (proverb.)
    
• herba in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016